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 | Aloísio Lorscheider, Brazilian cardinal (d. 2007) |
| 1924 | Abioseh Nicol, Sierra Leonean-English physician, academic, and diplomat (d. 1994) |
| 1924 | Joseph Ruskin, American actor and producer (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Ephraim Kishon, Israeli author, screenwriter, and director (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | John Love, Zimbabwean race car driver (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Rik Van Steenbergen, Belgian cyclist (d. 2003) |
| 1924 | Sarah Vaughan, American singer (d. 1990) |
| 1924 | Charles Waterhouse, American painter, sculptor, and illustrator (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Denny Wright, English guitarist, composer, and producer (d. 1992) |
| 1924 | Sidney Lumet, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2011) |
| 1924 | Art Donovan, American football player and radio host (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Joyce Randolph, American actress |
| 1924 | Marianne Bernadotte, Swedish actress and philanthropist |
| 1924 | Bill Dana, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2017) |
| 1925 | Matthew Beard, American child actor (d. 1981) |
| 1924 | Lauren Bacall, American actress (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Franco Mannino, Italian pianist, composer, director, and playwright (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Donald J. Sobol, American soldier and author (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | Roberto Mieres, Argentinian race car driver and sailor (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | Colleen Dewhurst, Canadian-American actress (d. 1991) |
| 1924 | Budge Patty, American tennis player (d. 2021) |
| 1924 | Thirunalloor Karunakaran, Indian poet and scholar (d. 2006) |
| 1924 | Maxine Cooper, American actress and photographer (d. 2009) |
| 1924 | Pierre Cochereau, French organist and composer (d. 1984) |
| 1924 | Timothy Evans, (d. 1950) |
| 1924 | Sara Northrup Hollister, American occultist (d. 1997) |
| 1924 | Michel Tournier, French journalist and author (d. 2016) |
| 1924 | F. Sionil José, Filipino journalist, writer and author (d. 2022) |
| 1924 | Jimmy Rogers, American singer and guitarist (d. 1997) |
| 1925 | Yukio Mishima, Japanese author, poet, and playwright (d. 1970) |