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 | Mário Soares, Portuguese historian, lawyer, and politician, 17th President of Portugal (d. 2017) |
| 1924 | Ezzatolah Entezami, Iranian actor (d. 2018) |
| 1924 | Noboru Takeshita, Japanese soldier and politician, 74th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 2000) |
| 1924 | Raj Kapoor, Indian actor, director, and producer (d. 1988) |
| 1925 | John DeLorean, American engineer and businessman, founded the DeLorean Motor Company (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Arthur Clues, Australian rugby league player (d. 1998) |
| 1924 | Rod Serling, American screenwriter and producer, created The Twilight Zone (d. 1975) |
| 1924 | Mary Ford, American singer and guitarist (d. 1977) |
| 1924 | Bob Appleyard, English cricketer and businessman (d. 2015) |
| 1924 | Bobby Limb, Australian comedian, actor, and bandleader (d. 1999) |
| 1924 | Margaret K. Butler, American mathematician and computer programmer (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Red Webb, American baseball player (d. 1996) |
| 1924 | Bobby Rosengarden, American drummer and bandleader (d. 2007) |
| 1924 | William J. Castagna, American lawyer and judge (d. 2020) |
| 1924 | Zsuzsa Körmöczy, Hungarian tennis player and coach (d. 2006) |
| 1924 | Thomas Berger, American author and playwright (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma (d. 2017) |
| 1924 | Anthony Dryden Marshall, American CIA officer and diplomat (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | William H. Webster, American lawyer and jurist, 14th Director of Central Intelligence |
| 1924 | John Harvey-Jones, English academic and businessman (d. 2008) |
| 1924 | Addie L. Wyatt, American civil rights activist and labor leader (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | Joyce Randolph, American actress |
| 1924 | Vernon B. Romney, American lawyer and politician, 14th Attorney General of Utah (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | György Lázár, Hungarian politician, 50th Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Antonio Creus, Spanish race car driver and motorcycle racer (d. 1996) |
| 1924 | Dawda Jawara, 1st President of the Gambia (d. 2019) |
| 1924 | Harry Threadgold, English footballer (d. 1996) |
| 1924 | Roy Bentley, English footballer (d. 2018) |
| 1924 | Hermann Buhl, Austrian mountaineer (d. 1957) |
| 1924 | Ruth Kobart, American actress and singer (d. 2002) |