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 | Samuel Fuller, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Michael Wilding, English actor (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Perry Como, American singer and television host (d. 2001) |
| 1913 | Norman Dello Joio, American organist and composer (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Kathleen Ferrier, English operatic singer (d. 1953) |
| 1912 | Eric Sevareid, American journalist (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Abbé Pierre, French priest and humanitarian (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Carl Hovland, American psychologist and academic (d. 1961) |
| 1912 | Chien-Shiung Wu, Chinese-American experimental physicist (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Reuben David, Indian veterinarian and zoo founder (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Jorge Amado, Brazilian novelist and poet (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Brian Johnston, English sportscaster and author (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | June Havoc, American actress, singer and dancer (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Sergiu Celibidache, Romanian conductor and composer (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Basappa Danappa Jatti, Indian lawyer and politician, 5th Vice President of India (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Arline Judge, American actress and singer (d. 1974) |
| 1912 | Meldrim Thomson Jr., American publisher and politician, Governor of New Hampshire (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | William Baziotes, American painter and academic (d. 1963) |
| 1912 | A. Bertram Chandler, English-Australian author (d. 1984) |
| 1912 | Marina Raskova, Russian pilot and navigator (d. 1943) |
| 1912 | William F. Walsh, American captain and politician, 48th Mayor of Syracuse (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Julia Child, American chef and author (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Silviu Bindea, Romanian footballer (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Henry Jonsson, Swedish runner (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Morris Louis, American painter (d. 1962) |
| 1912 | Cliff Bastin, English footballer (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | James Callaghan, English lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Philip Hart, American lawyer and politician, 49th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan (d. 1976) |
| 1912 | John Cheever, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | William Lederer, American soldier and author (d. 2009) |