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 |
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| 1913 | Poul Reichhardt, Danish actor and singer (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | William T. Cahill, American lawyer and politician, 46th Governor of New Jersey (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | May Sarton, American poet, novelist and memoirist (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Peter Leo Gerety, American prelate (d. 2016) |
| 1912 | René Toribio, Guadeloupean politician (d. 1990) |
| 1913 | Witold Lutosławski, Polish composer and conductor (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Géza Ottlik, Hungarian mathematician and theorist (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | William Congdon, American-Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Ben Hogan, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 1997) |
| 1913 | Karl Stegger, Danish actor (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Patrick White, Australian novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | Ollie Johnston, American animator and voice actor (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Agnes Martin, Canadian-American painter and educator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Enrique Garcia, Argentine footballer (d. 1969) |
| 1912 | Axel Springer, German journalist and publisher, founded Axel Springer AG (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Studs Terkel, American historian and author (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Marta Eggerth, Hungarian-American actress and singer (d. 2013) |
| 1912 | Bernard Joseph McLaughlin, American bishop (d. 2015) |
| 1913 | Rosa Parks, American civil rights activist (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau, Canadian poet and painter (d. 1943) |
| 1912 | Virginia MacWatters, American soprano and actress (d. 2005) |
| 1913 | Miriam Hyde, Australian pianist and composer (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Joan Sanderson, English actress (d. 1992) |
| 1913 | Jean-Michel Atlan, Algerian-French painter (d. 1960) |
| 1913 | Loretta Young, American actress (d. 2000) |
| 1912 | Richard Doll, English physiologist and epidemiologist (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | John Toland, American historian and author (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Billy Raimondi, American baseball player (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Birdie Tebbetts, American baseball player and manager (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Don Byas, American saxophonist and educator (d. 1972) |