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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| 1912 | Ruth Osburn, American discus thrower (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Makar Honcharenko, Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Palle Huld, Danish actor (d. 2010) |
| 1913 | Henry Bauchau, Belgian psychoanalyst and author (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | María Luisa Dehesa Gómez Farías, Mexican architect (d. 2009) |
| 1912 | Otto Kretschmer, German admiral (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Richard Doll, English physiologist and epidemiologist (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Saul Chaplin, American composer (d. 1997) |
| 1913 | Mehmet Shehu, Albanian soldier and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Albania (d. 1981) |
| 1912 | Albert Chartier, Canadian illustrator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Alois Brunner, Austrian-German SS officer (d. 2001 or 2010) |
| 1912 | André Laurendeau, Canadian journalist, playwright, and politician (d. 1968) |
| 1912 | David Brand, Australian politician, 19th Premier of Western Australia (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Gego, German-Venezuelan sculptor and academic (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Anna J. Harrison, American organic chemist and academic (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Kristina Söderbaum, Swedish-German actress and photographer (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Louis Paul Boon, Flemish journalist and author (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Odette Hallowes, French soldier and spy (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | James Algar, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Milton Friedman, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Luigi Raimondi, Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (d. 1975) |
| 1912 | Jean Françaix, French pianist and composer (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Karl Malden, American actor (d. 2009) |
| 1912 | Pappy Boyington, American colonel and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | David Raksin, American composer and educator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Gloria Guinness, Mexican journalist (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Henry Jones, American actor (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | John Curtis Gowan, American psychologist and academic (d. 1986) |
| 1912 | Afro Basaldella, Italian painter and academic (d. 1976) |
| 1913 | Don Hutson, American football player and coach (d. 1997) |