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.
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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 | Edward Gierek, Polish lawyer and politician (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | E. R. Braithwaite, Guyanese novelist, writer, teacher, and diplomat (d. 2016) |
| 1912 | Jorge Amado, Brazilian novelist and poet (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Habib Elghanian, Iranian businessman (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Herb Narvo, Australian rugby league player, coach, and boxer (d. 1958) |
| 1912 | Joan Sanderson, English actress (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Elias Degiannis, Greek commander (d. 1943) |
| 1913 | Giannis Papaioannou, Greek composer (d. 1972) |
| 1912 | Frank Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (d. 1985) |
| 1913 | Rosa Parks, American civil rights activist (d. 2005) |
| 1913 | Gustáv Husák, Slovak politician, 9th President of Czechoslovakia (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | Murray Golden, American television director (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | Maksim Tank, Belarusian poet, journalist, and translator (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Ted Drake, English footballer and manager (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Silviu Bindea, Romanian footballer (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Raymonde Allain, French model and actress (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Ram Vilas Sharma, Indian poet and critic (d. 2000) |
| 1913 | Jimmy Van Heusen, American pianist and composer (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | Morris Louis, American painter (d. 1962) |
| 1912 | John Cheever, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Erich Bagge, German physicist and academic (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Dale Evans, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Vadim Salmanov, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1978) |
| 1912 | Minoru Yamasaki, American architect, designed the World Trade Center (d. 1986) |
| 1912 | Adile Ayda, Turkish engineer and diplomat (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Don Byas, American saxophonist and educator (d. 1972) |
| 1912 | Giff Vivian, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1983) |
| 1912 | Henry Jones, American actor (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Billy Raimondi, American baseball player (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Charles Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax, British peer, Conservative politician (d. 1980) |