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 | Yoshirō Muraki, Japanese production designer, art director, and fashion designer (d. 2009) |
| 1924 | Donald J. Sobol, American soldier and author (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | Anthony Farrar-Hockley, English general and historian (d. 2006) |
| 1924 | Frank Martínez, American soldier and painter (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Yevgeny Ostashev, Russian test pilot, participant in the launch of the first artificial Earth satellite (d. 1960) |
| 1924 | Irvin J. Borowsky, American publisher and philanthropist (d. 2014) |
| 1925 | Veikko Hakulinen, Finnish skier and technician (d. 2003) |
| 1924 | Dick Ayers, American author and illustrator (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Harvey Kurtzman, American cartoonist (d. 1993) |
| 1924 | Mohammed Rafi, Indian singer (d. 1980) |
| 1924 | Sara Northrup Hollister, American occultist (d. 1997) |
| 1924 | Ezer Weizman, Israeli general and politician, 7th President of Israel (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Madan Mohan, Iraqi-Indian composer and director (d. 1975) |
| 1924 | Taylor Mead, American actor and poet (d. 2013) |
| 1925 | Maria Tallchief, American ballerina and actress (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Paula Raymond, American model and actress (d. 2003) |
| 1924 | Wally Cox, American actor (d. 1973) |
| 1924 | Joan Aiken, English author (d. 2004) |
| 1924 | Rudolf Vrba, Czech-Canadian pharmacologist and educator (d. 2006) |
| 1924 | Jack Weston, American actor (d. 1996) |
| 1924 | Buddy MacMaster, Canadian singer-songwriter and fiddler (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Jane Greer, American actress (d. 2001) |
| 1924 | Patricia Helen Kennedy, American socialite, activist, and author (d. 2006) |
| 1924 | Mohammad Naseem, Pakistani-English activist and politician (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Miloslav Kříž, Czech basketball player and coach (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Bob Kurland, American basketball player and politician (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | S. R. Nathan, 6th President of Singapore (d. 2016) |
| 1924 | Yvonne Brill, Canadian-American propulsion engineer (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Antonio Creus, Spanish race car driver and motorcycle racer (d. 1996) |
| 1924 | Maria Koepcke, German-Peruvian ornithologist and zoologist (d. 1971) |