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 | Harald Keres, Estonian physicist and academic (d. 2010) |
| 1913 | Victor Mature, American actor (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Reuben David, Indian veterinarian and zoo founder (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Mohammad Hassan Ganji, Iranian meteorologist and academic (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | June Havoc, American actress, singer and dancer (d. 2010) |
| 1913 | Karl Stegger, Danish actor (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Jaan Hargel, Estonian flute player, conductor, and educator (d. 1966) |
| 1913 | Jean-Michel Atlan, Algerian-French painter (d. 1960) |
| 1912 | Richard Doll, English physiologist and epidemiologist (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, German astronomer and academic (d. 1954) |
| 1912 | Pannalal Patel, Indian author (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Ted Drake, English footballer and manager (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Jack Torrance, American shot putter and football player (d. 1969) |
| 1912 | Victor Beaumont, German-English actor (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Perry Como, American singer and television host (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Enrique Garcia, Argentine footballer (d. 1969) |
| 1912 | Ingolf Dahl, German-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1970) |
| 1912 | Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner, American inventor (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Pierre Boulle, French soldier and author (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Woodrow Borah, American historian of Spanish America (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Géza Ottlik, Hungarian mathematician and theorist (d. 1990) |
| 1913 | Malietoa Tanumafili II, Samoan ruler (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | John Le Mesurier, English actor (d. 1983) |
| 1912 | Bernard Delfgaauw, Dutch philosopher and academic (d. 1993) |
| 1913 | Henry Bauchau, Belgian psychoanalyst and author (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Richard Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Herbert C. Brown, English-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Syd Hoff, American author and illustrator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | John H. Michaelis, American general (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Preston Smith, American businessman and politician, Governor of Texas (d. 2003) |