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 | Luiz Gonzaga, Brazilian singer-songwriter and accordion player (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Milt Bocek, American baseball player (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Wolfgang Suschitzky, Austrian-English cinematographer and photographer (d. 2016) |
| 1912 | Toe Blake, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Jean Lesage, Canadian lawyer and politician, 11th Premier of Quebec (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Pannalal Patel, Indian author (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Henry Jonsson, Swedish runner (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Wendy Hiller, English actress (d. 2003) |
| 1913 | Giannis Papaioannou, Greek composer (d. 1972) |
| 1912 | Muhammad Shamsul Huq, Bangladeshi academic and former Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | George Johnston, Australian journalist and author (d. 1970) |
| 1912 | E. R. Braithwaite, Guyanese novelist, writer, teacher, and diplomat (d. 2016) |
| 1912 | Kathleen Ollerenshaw, English mathematician, astronomer, and politician, Lord Mayor of Manchester (d. 2014) |
| 1912 | Erich Honecker, German politician (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Jean Vilar, French actor and director (d. 1971) |
| 1912 | Georg Solti, Hungarian-English conductor and director (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Kim Il-sung, North Korean general and politician, 1st Supreme Leader of North Korea (d. 1994) |
| 1913 | Rex Ingamells, Australian author and poet (d. 1955) |
| 1912 | Eleanor Powell, American actress and dancer (d. 1982) |
| 1913 | Carl F. H. Henry, American theologian and publisher (d. 2003) |
| 1913 | Alexander Marinesko, Ukrainian-Russian lieutenant (d. 1963) |
| 1912 | Sonny Boy Williamson II, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player (d. 1965) |
| 1912 | A. E. van Vogt, Canadian-American author (d. 2000) |
| 1912 | Henry Katzman, American pianist, composer, and painter (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Ollie Johnston, American animator and voice actor (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Harry Holtzman, American painter (d. 1987) |
| 1912 | Frank Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Clifford Hansen, American rancher and politician, 26th Governor of Wyoming (d. 2009) |
| 1912 | Nancy Wake, New Zealand-English captain (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Ruby Payne-Scott, Australian physicist and astronomer (d. 1981) |