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 | Cal Abrams, American baseball player (d. 1997) |
| 1924 | William Marshall, American actor, director, and opera singer (d. 2003) |
| 1924 | Scott Brady, American actor (d. 1985) |
| 1924 | Abioseh Nicol, Sierra Leonean-English physician, academic, and diplomat (d. 1994) |
| 1924 | Bill Dana, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2017) |
| 1924 | William J. Castagna, American lawyer and judge (d. 2020) |
| 1924 | Johnnie Johnson, American pianist and songwriter (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Edward du Cann, English naval officer and politician (d. 2017) |
| 1924 | Roberto Eduardo Viola, Argentinian general and politician, 44th President of Argentina (d. 1994) |
| 1924 | Karen Harup, Danish swimmer (d. 2009) |
| 1924 | Mary Lee, American actress and singer (d. 1996) |
| 1924 | Aloísio Lorscheider, Brazilian cardinal (d. 2007) |
| 1924 | Justinas Lagunavičius, Lithuanian basketball player (d. 1997) |
| 1924 | Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, French journalist and politician (d. 2006) |
| 1924 | Daniel Inouye, American captain and politician, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | Johannes Mario Simmel, Austrian-English author and screenwriter (d. 2009) |
| 1924 | Max Ferguson, Canadian radio host and actor (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Jerry Coleman, American baseball player and manager (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Sarah Vaughan, American singer (d. 1990) |
| 1924 | Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwean educator and politician, 2nd President of Zimbabwe (d. 2019) |
| 1924 | Pat Hingle, American actor and producer (d. 2009) |
| 1924 | Roger Marche, French footballer (d. 1997) |
| 1924 | Bob Kurland, American basketball player and politician (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Wally Fawkes, British-Canadian jazz clarinetist and satirical cartoonist |
| 1924 | Don Knotts, American actor and screenwriter (d. 2006) |
| 1924 | Vincent Canby, American historian and critic (d. 2000) |
| 1924 | Marianne Bernadotte, Swedish actress and philanthropist |
| 1925 | Bobby Young, American baseball player (d. 1985) |
| 1924 | István Nyers, French-Hungarian footballer (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Eloísa Mafalda, Brazilian actress (d. 2018) |