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 | Jean Lesage, Canadian lawyer and politician, 11th Premier of Quebec (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Carlo Ponti, Italian-Swiss film producer (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Julius Axelrod, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Jack Owens, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1982) |
| 1913 | Alexander Marinesko, Ukrainian-Russian lieutenant (d. 1963) |
| 1912 | A. E. van Vogt, Canadian-American author (d. 2000) |
| 1913 | Wally Parks, American businessman, founded the National Hot Rod Association (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Jaan Hargel, Estonian flute player, conductor, and educator (d. 1966) |
| 1912 | Dan Reeves, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1971) |
| 1913 | Luis Marden, American photographer and journalist (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Milton Friedman, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Dorothy Janis, American actress (d. 2010) |
| 1913 | Jean-Michel Atlan, Algerian-French painter (d. 1960) |
| 1913 | Karl Stegger, Danish actor (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | David Brand, Australian politician, 19th Premier of Western Australia (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, German astronomer and academic (d. 1954) |
| 1912 | Ludwig Bölkow, German engineer (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Robert Simpson, American meteorologist and author (d. 2014) |
| 1912 | Jean Vilar, French actor and director (d. 1971) |
| 1912 | Ingolf Dahl, German-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1970) |
| 1912 | Minoru Yamasaki, American architect, designed the World Trade Center (d. 1986) |
| 1913 | William Conway, Irish cardinal (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau, Canadian poet and painter (d. 1943) |
| 1912 | Wernher von Braun, German-American physicist and engineer (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Millicent Selsam, American author and academic (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Jacques de Bourbon-Busset, French author and politician (d. 2001) |
| 1913 | Jimmy Van Heusen, American pianist and composer (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | Henry Jonsson, Swedish runner (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Cornel Wilde, Slovak-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Mohammad Hassan Ganji, Iranian meteorologist and academic (d. 2012) |