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 |
|---|---|
| 1913 | Rex Ingamells, Australian author and poet (d. 1955) |
| 1912 | Brian Johnston, English sportscaster and author (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Basappa Danappa Jatti, Indian lawyer and politician, 5th Vice President of India (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Pappy Boyington, American colonel and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | Charles Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax, British peer, Conservative politician (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Joan Sanderson, English actress (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, Russian mathematician, physicist, and mountaineer (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Robert Jacobsen, Danish sculptor and painter (d. 1993) |
| 1913 | Karl Stegger, Danish actor (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Palle Huld, Danish actor (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Sonja Henie, Norwegian-American figure skater and actress (d. 1969) |
| 1912 | Herb Narvo, Australian rugby league player, coach, and boxer (d. 1958) |
| 1912 | Cliff Bastin, English footballer (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | Harald Keres, Estonian physicist and academic (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Don Siegel, American director and producer (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | Jean Françaix, French pianist and composer (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Birdie Tebbetts, American baseball player and manager (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Edward Short, Baron Glenamara, English captain and politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Milton Friedman, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2006) |
| 1913 | William Conway, Irish cardinal (d. 1977) |
| 1913 | Jimmy Van Heusen, American pianist and composer (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | Eric Hollies, English cricketer (d. 1981) |
| 1912 | Ingolf Dahl, German-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1970) |
| 1912 | Terry Moore, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Ben Hogan, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Jacques Hélian, French bandleader (d. 1986) |
| 1912 | Kurt Sanderling, Polish-German conductor (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Studs Terkel, American historian and author (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Syd Hoff, American author and illustrator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Irena Kwiatkowska, Polish actress (d. 2011) |