According to Chinese Astrology, 1924 is the Year of the Rat and it is the Wood element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1924 are Rats. The Chinese Rat year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 5 February 1924 and 24 January 1925 are considered born in the Chinese year 1924 and are a Rat sign. In addition, each Rat year is also represented by 5 elements in Chinese astrology that express character and behavior. Therefore, each year it is referred to with a different zodiac animal name and a different element name, and this repeats only once in 60 years. 1924 is also known as the Year of the Wood Rat. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1924 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Rat?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Peggy Cass, American actress, comedian, and game show panelist (d. 1999) |
| 1924 | Donald Richie, American-Japanese author and critic (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | June Callwood, Canadian journalist, author, and activist (d. 2007) |
| 1924 | Ottmar Walter, German footballer (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Marc Bucci, American composer, lyricist, and dramatist (d. 2002) |
| 1924 | Larkin Kerwin, Canadian physicist and academic (d. 2004) |
| 1924 | Roberto Mieres, Argentinian race car driver and sailor (d. 2012) |
| 1925 | Peter Hirsch, German-English metallurgist and academic |
| 1924 | John Love, Zimbabwean race car driver (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Phyllis Schlafly, American lawyer, writer, and political activist (d. 2016) |
| 1924 | Faidon Matthaiou, Greek basketball player and coach (d. 2011) |
| 1924 | John Nelder, English mathematician and statistician (d. 2010) |
| 1924 | Friedrich L. Bauer, German mathematician, computer scientist, and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1924 | Frank Havens, American canoeist (d. 2018) |
| 1924 | William Sloane Coffin, American minister and activist (d. 2006) |
| 1924 | Jane Freilicher, American painter and poet (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Ray Wetzel, American trumpet player and composer (d. 1951) |
| 1924 | Anthony Farrar-Hockley, English general and historian (d. 2006) |
| 1924 | Immanuvel Devendrar, Indian soldier (d. 1957) |
| 1924 | Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Hal Herring, American football player and coach (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Sammy McCrory, Northern Irish footballer (d. 2011) |
| 1924 | Frank Martínez, American soldier and painter (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | John T. Biggers, American painter (d. 2001) |
| 1925 | Jamiluddin Aali, Pakistani poet, playwright, and critic (d. 2015) |
| 1924 | Zsuzsa Körmöczy, Hungarian tennis player and coach (d. 2006) |
| 1924 | Grace Metalious, American author (d. 1964) |
| 1924 | Stanley K. Hathaway, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 40th United States Secretary of the Interior (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Kurt Furgler, Swiss politician, 70th President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 2008) |
| 1924 | Frédéric Back, German-Canadian animator, director, and screenwriter (d. 2013) |