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 |
|---|---|
| 1912 | Pat Nixon, First Lady of the United States (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Hugh Griffith, Welsh actor (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Cliff Bastin, English footballer (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | Jay Silverheels, Canadian-American actor (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Vic Hey, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Michael Wilding, English actor (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Herbert Tichy, Austrian geologist, author, and mountaineer (d. 1987) |
| 1912 | György Sándor, Hungarian pianist and composer (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Joan Sanderson, English actress (d. 1992) |
| 1913 | Karl Stegger, Danish actor (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Henry Jonsson, Swedish runner (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Anthony Buckeridge, English author (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | David Brower, American environmentalist, founder of the Sierra Club Foundation (d. 2000) |
| 1913 | Luis Marden, American photographer and journalist (d. 2003) |
| 1913 | Poul Reichhardt, Danish actor and singer (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Kristina Söderbaum, Swedish-German actress and photographer (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Jean Vilar, French actor and director (d. 1971) |
| 1913 | Victor Mature, American actor (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Essie Summers, New Zealand author (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Arline Judge, American actress and singer (d. 1974) |
| 1912 | Hanna Reitsch, German soldier and pilot (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Dorothy Janis, American actress (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Ram Vilas Sharma, Indian poet and critic (d. 2000) |
| 1912 | Alfredo Pián, Argentinian race car driver (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | Frank Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Doris Duke, American art collector and philanthropist (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Kaneto Shindō, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Adile Ayda, Turkish engineer and diplomat (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | John Cage, American composer and theorist (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Karl Adam, German rowing coach (d. 1976) |