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 | Saadat Hasan Manto, Indian-Pakistani author and screenwriter (d. 1955) |
| 1913 | Rex Ingamells, Australian author and poet (d. 1955) |
| 1912 | Thomas C. Mann, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to El Salvador (d. 1999) |
| 1913 | Jimmy Van Heusen, American pianist and composer (d. 1990) |
| 1913 | Carroll Cloar, American artist (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Kaneto Shindo, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012) |
| 1913 | W. Cleon Skousen, American author and academic (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | William Congdon, American-Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Marten Toonder, Dutch comic strip creator (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Virgil Fox, American organist and composer (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Dean Rockwell, American commander, wrestler, and coach (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | A. E. van Vogt, Canadian-American author (d. 2000) |
| 1912 | János Kádár, Hungarian mechanic and politician, 46th Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Tetsuji Takechi, Japanese theatrical and film director, critic, and author (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | Albert Chartier, Canadian illustrator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Fritz Hellwig, German politician (d. 2017) |
| 1912 | Charles Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax, British peer, Conservative politician (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Leslie Johnson, English race car driver (d. 1959) |
| 1912 | Virginia MacWatters, American soprano and actress (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Ben Hogan, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | John Frost, Indian-English general (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Connie Sawyer, American actress (d. 2018) |
| 1913 | Rosa Parks, American civil rights activist (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Kaneto Shindō, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Tung-Yen Lin, Chinese-American engineer, designed the Guandu Bridge (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Woody Guthrie, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1967) |
| 1912 | María Luisa Dehesa Gómez Farías, Mexican architect (d. 2009) |
| 1912 | Sam Snead, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Jay Silverheels, Canadian-American actor (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Irena Kwiatkowska, Polish actress (d. 2011) |