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 | Vladimir Žerjavić, Croatian economist and author (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Luigi Raimondi, Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (d. 1975) |
| 1912 | János Kádár, Hungarian mechanic and politician, 46th Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Robert Lewis Taylor, American author (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | June Havoc, American actress, singer and dancer (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Frank Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Anna J. Harrison, American organic chemist and academic (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | William T. Cahill, American lawyer and politician, 46th Governor of New Jersey (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Jack Marshall, New Zealand colonel, lawyer, and politician, 28th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | Herb Narvo, Australian rugby league player, coach, and boxer (d. 1958) |
| 1912 | Wayne Barlow, American organist, composer, and director (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Kristina Söderbaum, Swedish-German actress and photographer (d. 2001) |
| 1913 | Carroll Cloar, American artist (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Sam Snead, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 2002) |
| 1913 | Mehmet Shehu, Albanian soldier and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Albania (d. 1981) |
| 1913 | Jimmy Van Heusen, American pianist and composer (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | David Raksin, American composer and educator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Jack Cowie, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Yi Wu, Japanese-Korean colonel (d. 1945) |
| 1912 | István Örkény, Hungarian author and playwright (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | E. R. Braithwaite, Guyanese novelist, writer, teacher, and diplomat (d. 2016) |
| 1912 | Chien-Shiung Wu, Chinese-American experimental physicist (d. 1997) |
| 1913 | Edward Gierek, Polish lawyer and politician (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish architect and diplomat (d. 1947) |
| 1912 | Henry Jones, American actor (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Herbert Mataré, German physicist and academic (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Dale Evans, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Minnie Pearl, American entertainer and philanthropist (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Bill Cowley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | David Packard, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Hewlett-Packard (d. 1996) |