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 | Eric Hollies, English cricketer (d. 1981) |
| 1912 | Vernon Elliott, English bassoon player, composer, and conductor (d. 1996) |
| 1913 | Eugène Brands, Dutch painter (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Jay Silverheels, Canadian-American actor (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Wilfrid Brambell, Irish actor and performer (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Elias Degiannis, Greek commander (d. 1943) |
| 1912 | Jack Torrance, American shot putter and football player (d. 1969) |
| 1912 | Milton Friedman, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Archibald Cox, American lawyer and politician, 31st United States Solicitor General (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Tony Smith, American sculptor and educator (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Stylianos Pattakos, Greek general and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2016) |
| 1912 | William Baziotes, American painter and academic (d. 1963) |
| 1913 | Carl F. H. Henry, American theologian and publisher (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish architect and diplomat (d. 1947) |
| 1912 | Dean Rockwell, American commander, wrestler, and coach (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Pannalal Patel, Indian author (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Abbé Pierre, French priest and humanitarian (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Adile Ayda, Turkish engineer and diplomat (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | George O. Petrie, American actor and director (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | John H. Michaelis, American general (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Sohn Kee-chung, South Korean runner (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Don Byas, American saxophonist and educator (d. 1972) |
| 1912 | Wernher von Braun, German-American physicist and engineer (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | George Woodcock, Canadian author and poet (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Gloria Guinness, Mexican journalist (d. 1980) |
| 1913 | Edward Gierek, Polish lawyer and politician (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Dean Amadon, American ornithologist and author (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Michelangelo Antonioni, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Billy Raimondi, American baseball player (d. 2010) |
| 1913 | Witold Lutosławski, Polish composer and conductor (d. 1994) |