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 | Gerald Emmett Carter, Canadian cardinal (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Leslie Johnson, English race car driver (d. 1959) |
| 1913 | Rex Ingamells, Australian author and poet (d. 1955) |
| 1912 | Alan Turing, English mathematician and computer scientist (d. 1954) |
| 1912 | Ernest Bromley, Australian cricketer (d. 1967) |
| 1912 | Claire Cribbs, American basketball player and coach (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Tetsuji Takechi, Japanese theatrical and film director, critic, and author (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | Jaan Hargel, Estonian flute player, conductor, and educator (d. 1966) |
| 1912 | Herbert Tichy, Austrian geologist, author, and mountaineer (d. 1987) |
| 1912 | Peta Taylor, English cricketer (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Ruby Payne-Scott, Australian physicist and astronomer (d. 1981) |
| 1912 | Vic Hey, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1995) |
| 1913 | Victor Mature, American actor (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | A. Bertram Chandler, English-Australian author (d. 1984) |
| 1912 | Teddy Wilson, American pianist and educator (d. 1986) |
| 1912 | John Le Mesurier, English actor (d. 1983) |
| 1913 | Johnny Mize, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Jack Owens, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Hound Dog Taylor, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1975) |
| 1912 | Dorothy Eden, New Zealand-English author (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Martha Scott, American actress (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Meldrim Thomson Jr., American publisher and politician, Governor of New Hampshire (d. 2001) |
| 1913 | Carl F. H. Henry, American theologian and publisher (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Jack Cowie, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | George Emmett, English cricketer and coach (d. 1976) |
| 1912 | Kristina Söderbaum, Swedish-German actress and photographer (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Harald Keres, Estonian physicist and academic (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Pat Nixon, First Lady of the United States (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Heinrich Harrer, Austrian geographer and mountaineer (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Nigel Patrick, English actor and director (d. 1981) |