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 | Ira Louvin, American singer-songwriter and mandolin player (d. 1965) |
| 1924 | Mary Grace Canfield, American actress (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Rik Van Steenbergen, Belgian cyclist (d. 2003) |
| 1924 | Frank Martínez, American soldier and painter (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Dennis Brutus, South African journalist, poet, and academic (d. 2009) |
| 1925 | Ruth Slenczynska, American pianist and composer |
| 1924 | Bobby Ávila, Mexican baseball player (d. 2004) |
| 1925 | Charles Aidman, American actor (d. 1993) |
| 1924 | Paul Dietzel, American football player and coach (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Arnold Drake, American author and screenwriter (d. 2007) |
| 1924 | Robert Peters, American poet, playwright, and critic (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Jin Yong, Hong Kong author and publisher, founded Ming Pao (d. 2018) |
| 1924 | Marcello Mastroianni, Italian-French actor and singer (d. 1996) |
| 1924 | Hermann Buhl, Austrian mountaineer (d. 1957) |
| 1924 | Bobby Short, American singer and pianist (d. 2005) |
| 1925 | Mohan Rakesh, Indian author and playwright (d. 1972) |
| 1924 | Yehuda Amichai, German-Israeli author and poet (d. 2000) |
| 1924 | Christopher Booth, English clinician and historian (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | Billy Wright, English footballer and manager (d. 1994) |
| 1924 | Karlheinz Deschner, German author and activist (d. 2014) |
| 1925 | Gilles Deleuze, French metaphysician and philosopher (d. 1995) |
| 1924 | Abioseh Nicol, Sierra Leonean-English physician, academic, and diplomat (d. 1994) |
| 1924 | Kim Song-ae, Korean politician (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Roberto Eduardo Viola, Argentinian general and politician, 44th President of Argentina (d. 1994) |
| 1924 | Al Neuharth, American journalist and author, founded USA Today (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Nina Foch, Dutch-American actress (d. 2008) |
| 1924 | William Sloane Coffin, American minister and activist (d. 2006) |
| 1924 | Rudy Pompilli, American saxophonist (d. 1976) |
| 1924 | Ken Albers, American singer and musician (d. 2007) |
| 1924 | Georges Prêtre, French conductor (d. 2017) |