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 | Johnny Checketts, New Zealand flying ace of the Second World War (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Thomas C. Mann, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to El Salvador (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | György Sándor, Hungarian pianist and composer (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Ram Vilas Sharma, Indian poet and critic (d. 2000) |
| 1912 | Willie Hall, English international footballer (d. 1967) |
| 1912 | Charles Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax, British peer, Conservative politician (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | John Toland, American historian and author (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Jacques de Bourbon-Busset, French author and politician (d. 2001) |
| 1913 | Eugène Brands, Dutch painter (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Clifford Hansen, American rancher and politician, 26th Governor of Wyoming (d. 2009) |
| 1913 | W. Cleon Skousen, American author and academic (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Michael Wilding, English actor (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | David Brower, American environmentalist, founder of the Sierra Club Foundation (d. 2000) |
| 1912 | William Congdon, American-Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Habib Elghanian, Iranian businessman (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish architect and diplomat (d. 1947) |
| 1912 | E. R. Braithwaite, Guyanese novelist, writer, teacher, and diplomat (d. 2016) |
| 1912 | George Woodcock, Canadian author and poet (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Jay Silverheels, Canadian-American actor (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Irv Kupcinet, American football player and journalist (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Frank Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Richard Doll, English physiologist and epidemiologist (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Elias Degiannis, Greek commander (d. 1943) |
| 1912 | Otto von Habsburg, the last Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Peter Walker, English race car driver (d. 1984) |
| 1912 | Jean Vilar, French actor and director (d. 1971) |
| 1912 | Millicent Selsam, American author and academic (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | A. E. van Vogt, Canadian-American author (d. 2000) |
| 1912 | Mary Wesley, English author (d. 2002) |
| 1913 | Carl F. H. Henry, American theologian and publisher (d. 2003) |