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.
When is the Chinese Year of the Rat?
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 | Studs Terkel, American historian and author (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Jacques Hélian, French bandleader (d. 1986) |
| 1912 | Ruby Payne-Scott, Australian physicist and astronomer (d. 1981) |
| 1912 | Jack Owens, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Eleanor Powell, American actress and dancer (d. 1982) |
| 1913 | Alexander Marinesko, Ukrainian-Russian lieutenant (d. 1963) |
| 1912 | Maurice K. Goddard, American colonel and politician (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Tetsuji Takechi, Japanese theatrical and film director, critic, and author (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | Philip Hart, American lawyer and politician, 49th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan (d. 1976) |
| 1912 | Géza Ottlik, Hungarian mathematician and theorist (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | Maurice Bellemare, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Agnes Martin, Canadian-American painter and educator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Tony Smith, American sculptor and educator (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Millicent Selsam, American author and academic (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, German physicist and philosopher (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Georg Siimenson, Estonian footballer (d. 1978) |
| 1912 | John Payne, American actor (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Raphael Blau, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Silviu Bindea, Romanian footballer (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Barry Sullivan, American actor (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | David Packard, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Hewlett-Packard (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Edward Short, Baron Glenamara, English captain and politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Melita Norwood, English civil servant and spy (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Glenn T. Seaborg, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Don Gutteridge, American baseball player and manager (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Henry Jonsson, Swedish runner (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Vladimir Žerjavić, Croatian economist and author (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Preston Smith, American businessman and politician, Governor of Texas (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Salvador Luria, Italian-American microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | Bill Cowley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1993) |