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 | Noboru Takeshita, Japanese soldier and politician, 74th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 2000) |
| 1924 | Dov Shilansky, Lithuanian-Israeli lawyer and politician (d. 2010) |
| 1924 | Curtis Turner, American race car driver (d. 1970) |
| 1924 | Boyd K. Packer, American educator and religious leader, 26th President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (d. 2015) |
| 1924 | Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | André Emmerich, German-American art dealer (d. 2007) |
| 1924 | Rudy Van Gelder, American record producer and engineer (d. 2016) |
| 1924 | Jonathan Frid, Canadian actor (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | Immanuvel Devendrar, Indian soldier (d. 1957) |
| 1924 | Terry Gibbs, American vibraphone player and bandleader |
| 1924 | Robert V. Hogg, American statistician and academic (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Peddibhotla Suryakantam, Telugu actress (d. 1994) |
| 1924 | Tony MacGibbon, New Zealand cricketer and engineer (d. 2010) |
| 1924 | Ed Koch, American politician, 105th Mayor of New York City (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Jane Greer, American actress (d. 2001) |
| 1924 | Hermann Buhl, Austrian mountaineer (d. 1957) |
| 1924 | Daniel Akaka, American soldier, engineer, and politician (d. 2018) |
| 1924 | Priscilla Pointer, American actress |
| 1924 | Ezzatolah Entezami, Iranian actor (d. 2018) |
| 1924 | Truman Capote, American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1984) |
| 1924 | Rod Serling, American screenwriter and producer, created The Twilight Zone (d. 1975) |
| 1924 | Johnny Bach, American basketball player and coach (d. 2016) |
| 1924 | Motoo Kimura, Japanese biologist and geneticist (d. 1994) |
| 1924 | Justinas Lagunavičius, Lithuanian basketball player (d. 1997) |
| 1924 | Ludmilla Tchérina, French actress, ballerina, and choreographer (d. 2004) |
| 1924 | Sverre Fehn, Norwegian architect, designed the Hedmark Museum (d. 2009) |
| 1924 | Patricia Helen Kennedy, American socialite, activist, and author (d. 2006) |
| 1924 | Joe Harnell, American pianist and composer (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Frank Worrell, Barbadian cricketer (d. 1967) |
| 1924 | Buddy Hackett, American actor and singer (d. 2003) |