Born in 1912, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1912 is the Year of the Rat and it is the Water element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1912 are Rats. The Chinese Rat year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 18 February 1912 and 5 February 1913 are considered born in the Chinese year 1912 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. 1912 is also known as the Year of the Water Rat. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1912 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Rat?
Famous people from the Year of the Rat and 1912
Famous People Born in the Year of the Rat and Chinese Year 1912. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Rat 1912. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1912 | Kathleen Ferrier, English operatic singer (d. 1953) |
| 1912 | Richard C. Miller, American photographer (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Pannalal Patel, Indian author (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Jack Cowie, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | John Cage, American composer and theorist (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Silviu Bindea, Romanian footballer (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Neil McCorkell, English-South African cricketer and coach (d. 2013) |
| 1912 | Essie Summers, New Zealand author (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Carl Hovland, American psychologist and academic (d. 1961) |
| 1912 | Eve Arnold, Russian-American photojournalist (d. 2012) |
| 1913 | Luis Marden, American photographer and journalist (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | John Le Mesurier, English actor (d. 1983) |
| 1912 | Irving Layton, Romanian-Canadian poet and academic (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Ernest Bromley, Australian cricketer (d. 1967) |
| 1912 | Ollie Johnston, American animator and voice actor (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | James Algar, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Gloria Guinness, Mexican journalist (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Fernando Belaúnde Terry, Peruvian architect and politician, 85th President of Peru (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Jack Marshall, New Zealand colonel, lawyer, and politician, 28th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | Teddy Wilson, American pianist and educator (d. 1986) |
| 1912 | Milton Friedman, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Otto Ernst Remer, German general (d. 1997) |
| 1913 | Malietoa Tanumafili II, Samoan ruler (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | René Toribio, Guadeloupean politician (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | W. Allen Wallis, American economist and statistician (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Hugh Watt, Australian-New Zealand engineer and politician, Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1980) |
| 1913 | Wally Parks, American businessman, founded the National Hot Rod Association (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Nigel Patrick, English actor and director (d. 1981) |
| 1912 | Julia Child, American chef and author (d. 2004) |
| 1913 | Anna Lee, English-American actress (d. 2004) |