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 |
|---|---|
| 1912 | Art Gilmore, American voice actor and announcer (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Alois Brunner, Austrian-German SS officer (d. 2001 or 2010) |
| 1913 | Norman Dello Joio, American organist and composer (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | János Kádár, Hungarian mechanic and politician, 46th Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Mohammad Hassan Ganji, Iranian meteorologist and academic (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Antonio Ferri, Italian scientist (d. 1975) |
| 1912 | Peta Taylor, English cricketer (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Philip Hart, American lawyer and politician, 49th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan (d. 1976) |
| 1912 | Tung-Yen Lin, Chinese-American engineer, designed the Guandu Bridge (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Henry Armstrong, American boxer (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | Alfred Klingler, German field handballer |
| 1912 | Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, British abstract painter (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Sally Kirkland, American journalist (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | M. H. Abrams, American author, critic, and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1912 | Georg Siimenson, Estonian footballer (d. 1978) |
| 1912 | James Algar, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Geoffrey Baker, English Field Marshal and Chief of the General Staff of the British Army (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | A. E. van Vogt, Canadian-American author (d. 2000) |
| 1912 | Irving Layton, Romanian-Canadian poet and academic (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Odette Hallowes, French soldier and spy (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Jehan Buhan, French fencer (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Harry Holtzman, American painter (d. 1987) |
| 1912 | Pat Nixon, First Lady of the United States (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Henry Jones, American actor (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Jean Lesage, Canadian lawyer and politician, 11th Premier of Quebec (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Kate Simon, American travel writer (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | Irv Kupcinet, American football player and journalist (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Patrick White, Australian novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | Syd Hoff, American author and illustrator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Murray Golden, American television director (d. 1991) |