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 | Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy, Indian cardinal (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Amílcar Cabral, Guinea-Bissauan political leader (d. 1973) |
| 1924 | Inez Voyce, American baseball player (d. 2022) |
| 1924 | Paul Desmond, American saxophonist and composer (d. 1977) |
| 1924 | Madanjeet Singh, Indian diplomat, author, and philanthropist (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Antoni Ramallets, Spanish footballer and manager (d. 2013) |
| 1925 | Sol Yurick, American soldier and author (d. 2013) |
| 1925 | Ignacio López Tarso, Mexican actor |
| 1924 | Bess Myerson, American model, actress, game show panelist, and politician, Miss America 1945 (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Dennis Weaver, American actor and director (d. 2006) |
| 1924 | Johanna Döbereiner, Czech-Brazilian agronomist and academic (d. 2000) |
| 1924 | Dimitar Isakov, Bulgarian football player |
| 1924 | Daniel Akaka, American soldier, engineer, and politician (d. 2018) |
| 1924 | Nina Bocharova, Ukrainian gymnast (d. 2020) |
| 1924 | Gerard Parkes, Irish-Canadian actor (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Marguerite Andersen, German-Canadian author and educator (d. 2022) |
| 1925 | Charles Aidman, American actor (d. 1993) |
| 1924 | Zsuzsa Körmöczy, Hungarian tennis player and coach (d. 2006) |
| 1924 | Vilgot Sjöman, Swedish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2006) |
| 1924 | Daniel arap Moi, Kenyan educator and politician, 2nd President of Kenya (d. 2020) |
| 1924 | Bill Boedeker, American football player (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Osman F. Seden, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1998) |
| 1924 | Vern Benson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | David Rowbotham, Australian journalist and poet (d. 2010) |
| 1924 | Curtis Turner, American race car driver (d. 1970) |
| 1924 | Kenneth Waltz, American political scientist and academic (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Bill Wendell, American television announcer (d. 1999) |
| 1924 | Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal, Nicaraguan journalist and publisher (d. 1978) |
| 1924 | Anthony Caro, English sculptor and illustrator (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Lorne Munroe, Canadian-American cellist and educator (d. 2020) |