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 | Chuck Jones, American animator, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Kaneto Shindō, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Hanna Reitsch, German soldier and pilot (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Eleanor Powell, American actress and dancer (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau, Canadian poet and painter (d. 1943) |
| 1912 | Melita Norwood, English civil servant and spy (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Cornel Wilde, Slovak-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1989) |
| 1913 | Rosa Parks, American civil rights activist (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Nigel Patrick, English actor and director (d. 1981) |
| 1912 | David Packard, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Hewlett-Packard (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Vladimir Žerjavić, Croatian economist and author (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Maurice K. Goddard, American colonel and politician (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Millicent Selsam, American author and academic (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Vernon Elliott, English bassoon player, composer, and conductor (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Muhammad Shamsul Huq, Bangladeshi academic and former Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Theodore Marier, American composer and educator, founded the Boston Archdiocesan Choir School (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | May Sarton, American poet, novelist and memoirist (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Hilda Nickson, English author (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Jaan Hargel, Estonian flute player, conductor, and educator (d. 1966) |
| 1912 | Enrique Garcia, Argentine footballer (d. 1969) |
| 1912 | Giff Vivian, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1983) |
| 1912 | Harald Keres, Estonian physicist and academic (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Monty Stratton, American baseball player and coach (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Kathleen Ferrier, English operatic singer (d. 1953) |
| 1912 | Chen Dayu, Chinese painter and calligrapher (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Les Brown, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Claire Cribbs, American basketball player and coach (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Sohn Kee-chung, South Korean runner (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Alois Brunner, Austrian-German SS officer (d. 2001 or 2010) |
| 1912 | Julia Child, American chef and author (d. 2004) |