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?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1912 | Herbert Tichy, Austrian geologist, author, and mountaineer (d. 1987) |
| 1912 | Bernard Joseph McLaughlin, American bishop (d. 2015) |
| 1912 | Tetsuji Takechi, Japanese theatrical and film director, critic, and author (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | Essie Summers, New Zealand author (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Perkins Bass, American lawyer and politician (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Julius Axelrod, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004) |
| 1913 | William Conway, Irish cardinal (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Chen Dayu, Chinese painter and calligrapher (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Joan Sanderson, English actress (d. 1992) |
| 1913 | Rosa Parks, American civil rights activist (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Princess Caroline Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1983) |
| 1912 | Kate Simon, American travel writer (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | Ram Vilas Sharma, Indian poet and critic (d. 2000) |
| 1912 | Hanna Reitsch, German soldier and pilot (d. 1979) |
| 1913 | Witold Lutosławski, Polish composer and conductor (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Reuben David, Indian veterinarian and zoo founder (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | George Woodcock, Canadian author and poet (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Gerald Emmett Carter, Canadian cardinal (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Salvador Luria, Italian-American microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | Charles Schneeman, American soldier and illustrator (d. 1972) |
| 1912 | Archibald Cox, American lawyer and politician, 31st United States Solicitor General (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | André Laurendeau, Canadian journalist, playwright, and politician (d. 1968) |
| 1913 | Carl F. H. Henry, American theologian and publisher (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Leslie Johnson, English race car driver (d. 1959) |
| 1912 | Cornel Wilde, Slovak-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | M. H. Abrams, American author, critic, and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1912 | György Sándor, Hungarian pianist and composer (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Julia Child, American chef and author (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Peter Gellhorn, German conductor (music) (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Jack Cowie, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1994) |