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 | Brendan Byrne, American lieutenant, judge, and politician, 47th Governor of New Jersey (d. 2018) |
| 1924 | Lee Iacocca, American businessman and author (d. 2019) |
| 1924 | Deke Slayton, American soldier, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1993) |
| 1924 | Edward du Cann, English naval officer and politician (d. 2017) |
| 1924 | Ezra Laderman, American composer and educator (d. 2015) |
| 1924 | Johnny Bower, Canadian ice hockey player and soldier (d. 2017) |
| 1924 | Florence Stanley, American actress (d. 2003) |
| 1924 | Rudolf Barshai, Russian-Swiss viola player and conductor (d. 2010) |
| 1925 | Moscelyne Larkin, American ballerina (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | Jimmy Carter, American naval lieutenant, politician, 39th President of the United States, and Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1924 | Ezer Weizman, Israeli general and politician, 7th President of Israel (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | César Lattes, Brazilian physicist and academic (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Johanna Döbereiner, Czech-Brazilian agronomist and academic (d. 2000) |
| 1924 | Albert Band, French-American director and producer (d. 2002) |
| 1924 | Wiel Coerver, Dutch footballer and manager (d. 2011) |
| 1924 | Daniel arap Moi, Kenyan educator and politician, 2nd President of Kenya (d. 2020) |
| 1924 | Rupert Deese, Northern Mariana Islander ceramic artist (d. 2010) |
| 1924 | Johnny Gilbert, American game show host and announcer |
| 1924 | Arnie Risen, American basketball player (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | Frank Bolle, American comic-strip artist, comic-book artist and illustrator (d. 2020) |
| 1924 | Ludmilla Tchérina, French actress, ballerina, and choreographer (d. 2004) |
| 1924 | Barbara Bachmann, American microbiologist (d. 1999) |
| 1924 | John Harvey-Jones, English academic and businessman (d. 2008) |
| 1924 | Bobby Ávila, Mexican baseball player (d. 2004) |
| 1924 | Wendell H. Ford, American politician, 53rd Governor of Kentucky (d. 2015) |
| 1924 | Roberts Blossom, American actor (d. 2011) |
| 1924 | Peggy Ryan, American actress and dancer (d. 2004) |
| 1924 | Takaaki Yoshimoto, Japanese poet, philosopher, and critic (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, Pakistani general and politician, 6th President of Pakistan (d. 1988) |
| 1924 | Julie Wilson, American actress and singer (d. 2015) |