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?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1912 | Leslie Johnson, English race car driver (d. 1959) |
| 1912 | Vernon Elliott, English bassoon player, composer, and conductor (d. 1996) |
| 1913 | Juanita Jackson Mitchell, American lawyer and activist (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Jack Owens, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | E. R. Braithwaite, Guyanese novelist, writer, teacher, and diplomat (d. 2016) |
| 1912 | Hugh Watt, Australian-New Zealand engineer and politician, Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Henry Jones, American actor (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Palle Huld, Danish actor (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Lady Bird Johnson, American beautification activist; 38th First Lady of the United States (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Virgil Fox, American organist and composer (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Garson Kanin, American director and screenwriter (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | George Johnston, Australian journalist and author (d. 1970) |
| 1912 | Tony Smith, American sculptor and educator (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | John Toland, American historian and author (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Irv Kupcinet, American football player and journalist (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Géza Ottlik, Hungarian mathematician and theorist (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | Brian Johnston, English sportscaster and author (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Minnie Pearl, American entertainer and philanthropist (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | W. Graham Claytor, Jr. American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 15th United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Adile Ayda, Turkish engineer and diplomat (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Per Imerslund, Norwegian-German soldier and author (d. 1943) |
| 1912 | Bill Cowley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Arthur Berger, American composer and educator (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Ruhi Su, Turkish singer-songwriter (d. 1985) |
| 1913 | Witold Lutosławski, Polish composer and conductor (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | William T. Cahill, American lawyer and politician, 46th Governor of New Jersey (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Ruby Payne-Scott, Australian physicist and astronomer (d. 1981) |
| 1912 | Sohn Kee-chung, South Korean runner (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Makar Honcharenko, Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Billy Raimondi, American baseball player (d. 2010) |