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 | André Laurendeau, Canadian journalist, playwright, and politician (d. 1968) |
| 1912 | Patrick White, Australian novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | Carl Marzani, Italian-American activist and publisher (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Glenn Morris, American decathlete (d. 1974) |
| 1912 | Doris Duke, American art collector and philanthropist (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Palle Huld, Danish actor (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Georg Siimenson, Estonian footballer (d. 1978) |
| 1912 | Otto Kretschmer, German admiral (d. 1998) |
| 1913 | Rudolf Wanderone, American professional pocket billiards player (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Lev Kopelev, Ukrainian-German author and academic (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Herbert Mataré, German physicist and academic (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Syd Hoff, American author and illustrator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | José Pablo Moncayo, Mexican pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1958) |
| 1912 | Marina Raskova, Russian pilot and navigator (d. 1943) |
| 1912 | Don Gutteridge, American baseball player and manager (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Archibald Cox, American lawyer and politician, 31st United States Solicitor General (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Frank Malina, American engineer and painter (d. 1981) |
| 1912 | Claire Cribbs, American basketball player and coach (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Johnny Checketts, New Zealand flying ace of the Second World War (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Yi Wu, Japanese-Korean colonel (d. 1945) |
| 1912 | Kaneto Shindō, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012) |
| 1913 | Victor Mature, American actor (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Art Gilmore, American voice actor and announcer (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Les Brown, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Maurice K. Goddard, American colonel and politician (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Peter Leo Gerety, American prelate (d. 2016) |
| 1912 | Richard Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Earl Bostic, African-American saxophonist (d. 1965) |
| 1912 | Neil McCorkell, English-South African cricketer and coach (d. 2013) |
| 1912 | John H. Michaelis, American general (d. 1985) |