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 |
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| 1912 | Agnes Martin, Canadian-American painter and educator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Hanna Reitsch, German soldier and pilot (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Frank Dilio, Canadian businessman (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Herbert Tichy, Austrian geologist, author, and mountaineer (d. 1987) |
| 1912 | Frank Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Ruth Osburn, American discus thrower (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | A. Bertram Chandler, English-Australian author (d. 1984) |
| 1913 | Miriam Hyde, Australian pianist and composer (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | János Kádár, Hungarian mechanic and politician, 46th Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | W. Graham Claytor, Jr. American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 15th United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Daniel Jones, Welsh captain and composer (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Sam Snead, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Ram Vilas Sharma, Indian poet and critic (d. 2000) |
| 1912 | James Algar, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Julius Axelrod, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Peter Gellhorn, German conductor (music) (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Adile Ayda, Turkish engineer and diplomat (d. 1992) |
| 1913 | Victor Mature, American actor (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Henry Jonsson, Swedish runner (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Odette Hallowes, French soldier and spy (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Jack Cowie, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Kim Il-sung, North Korean general and politician, 1st Supreme Leader of North Korea (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Heinrich Harrer, Austrian geographer and mountaineer (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Ludwig Bölkow, German engineer (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Maksim Tank, Belarusian poet, journalist, and translator (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | John Cage, American composer and theorist (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Don Byas, American saxophonist and educator (d. 1972) |
| 1912 | Studs Terkel, American historian and author (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Enoch Powell, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Health (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Sergiu Celibidache, Romanian conductor and composer (d. 1996) |