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 | Frédéric Back, German-Canadian animator, director, and screenwriter (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal, Nicaraguan journalist and publisher (d. 1978) |
| 1924 | Lola Albright, American actress and singer (d. 2017) |
| 1924 | Ted Kluszewski, American baseball player and coach (d. 1988) |
| 1924 | Theodore Mann, American director and producer (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | Jimmy Rogers, American singer and guitarist (d. 1997) |
| 1924 | Frank Broyles, American football player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2017) |
| 1924 | Cicely Tyson, American actress (d. 2021) |
| 1924 | Anthony Caro, English sculptor and illustrator (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | John Love, Zimbabwean race car driver (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | James Kirkwood, Jr., American playwright and author (d. 1989) |
| 1924 | Takaaki Yoshimoto, Japanese poet, philosopher, and critic (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | Ezer Weizman, Israeli general and politician, 7th President of Israel (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Jimmy Evert, American tennis player and coach (d. 2015) |
| 1924 | Jane Freilicher, American painter and poet (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Willard Boyle, Canadian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2011) |
| 1924 | Georges Rivière, French actor |
| 1924 | David Rowbotham, Australian journalist and poet (d. 2010) |
| 1924 | Paulo Vanzolini, Brazilian singer-songwriter and zoologist (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Norman Ayrton, English actor and director (d. 2017) |
| 1924 | Robert Drew, American director and producer (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Mort Garson, Canadian-American songwriter and composer (d. 2008) |
| 1924 | Bobby Ávila, Mexican baseball player (d. 2004) |
| 1924 | Ruhi Sarıalp, Turkish triple jumper and educator (d. 2001) |
| 1924 | Harry Schwarz, South African anti-apartheid leader, lawyer, and Ambassador (d. 2010) |
| 1924 | Warren Giese, American football player, coach, and politician (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Sidney Lumet, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2011) |
| 1924 | Karel Kachyňa, Czech director and screenwriter (d. 2004) |
| 1924 | Rikki Fulton, Scottish comedian (d. 2004) |
| 1924 | Eddie Romero, Filipino director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013) |