Born in 1912, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
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.
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Famous people from the Year of the Rat and 1912
Famous People Born in the Year of the Rat and Chinese Year 1912. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Rat 1912. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1912 | Håkon Stenstadvold, Norwegian painter, illustrator, and critic (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Vadim Salmanov, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1978) |
| 1912 | Georg Solti, Hungarian-English conductor and director (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Jehan Buhan, French fencer (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Richard Carlson, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Muhammad Shamsul Huq, Bangladeshi academic and former Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Dean Amadon, American ornithologist and author (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, Russian mathematician, physicist, and mountaineer (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Preston Smith, American businessman and politician, Governor of Texas (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Nigel Patrick, English actor and director (d. 1981) |
| 1912 | Odette Hallowes, French soldier and spy (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | A. Bertram Chandler, English-Australian author (d. 1984) |
| 1912 | Chuck Jones, American animator, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Richard Doll, English physiologist and epidemiologist (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Dale Evans, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Sally Kirkland, American journalist (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Kaneto Shindō, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Anna J. Harrison, American organic chemist and academic (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Frank Thomas, American voice actor, animator, and screenwriter (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Meldrim Thomson Jr., American publisher and politician, Governor of New Hampshire (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Pierre Boulle, French soldier and author (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Pedro Armendáriz, Mexican-American actor (d. 1963) |
| 1912 | Walter Sisulu, South African politician (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, British abstract painter (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Hilda Nickson, English author (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Saadat Hasan Manto, Indian-Pakistani author and screenwriter (d. 1955) |
| 1912 | Lev Kopelev, Ukrainian-German author and academic (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Robert Lewis Taylor, American author (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Bill Roberts, English sprinter and soldier (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Jack Owens, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1982) |