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 | Herman Johannes, Indonesian scientist, academic, and politician (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | William Congdon, American-Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Mary McCarthy, American novelist and critic (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Afro Basaldella, Italian painter and academic (d. 1976) |
| 1912 | Marta Eggerth, Hungarian-American actress and singer (d. 2013) |
| 1912 | Peta Taylor, English cricketer (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Ollie Johnston, American animator and voice actor (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Boris Chertok, Polish-Russian engineer and academic (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Birdie Tebbetts, American baseball player and manager (d. 1999) |
| 1913 | Richard Nixon, American commander, lawyer, and politician, 37th President of the United States (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Martha Scott, American actress (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Fernando Belaúnde Terry, Peruvian architect and politician, 85th President of Peru (d. 2002) |
| 1913 | Jimmy Van Heusen, American pianist and composer (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | Richard Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Dorothy Eden, New Zealand-English author (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Sam Snead, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Glenn T. Seaborg, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Eleanor Powell, American actress and dancer (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Julius Axelrod, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004) |
| 1913 | Alexander Marinesko, Ukrainian-Russian lieutenant (d. 1963) |
| 1912 | Irv Kupcinet, American football player and journalist (d. 2003) |
| 1913 | Carroll Cloar, American artist (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Chien-Shiung Wu, Chinese-American experimental physicist (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Alfred Klingler, German field handballer |
| 1912 | Heinrich Harrer, Austrian geographer and mountaineer (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Karl Adam, German rowing coach (d. 1976) |
| 1912 | A. Bertram Chandler, English-Australian author (d. 1984) |
| 1912 | Essie Summers, New Zealand author (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Arline Judge, American actress and singer (d. 1974) |
| 1913 | Lloyd Bridges, American actor (d. 1998) |