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 | Princess Caroline Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1983) |
| 1912 | George O. Petrie, American actor and director (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | George Woodcock, Canadian author and poet (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Eric Sevareid, American journalist (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Morris Louis, American painter (d. 1962) |
| 1912 | Chien-Shiung Wu, Chinese-American experimental physicist (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Odette Hallowes, French soldier and spy (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Charles Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax, British peer, Conservative politician (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Jean Vilar, French actor and director (d. 1971) |
| 1912 | Syd Hoff, American author and illustrator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Vernon Elliott, English bassoon player, composer, and conductor (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Maurice K. Goddard, American colonel and politician (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | June Havoc, American actress, singer and dancer (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | David Raksin, American composer and educator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Hilda Nickson, English author (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Julia Child, American chef and author (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | María de la Cruz, Chilean journalist and activist (d. 1995) |
| 1913 | Miriam Hyde, Australian pianist and composer (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Sohn Kee-chung, South Korean runner (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | William F. Walsh, American captain and politician, 48th Mayor of Syracuse (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Don Gutteridge, American baseball player and manager (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Reta Shaw, American actress (d. 1982) |
| 1913 | Don Hutson, American football player and coach (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | János Kádár, Hungarian mechanic and politician, 46th Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Willie Hall, English international footballer (d. 1967) |
| 1912 | Nancy Wake, New Zealand-English captain (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | David Brand, Australian politician, 19th Premier of Western Australia (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Molly Yard, American feminist (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Karl Malden, American actor (d. 2009) |
| 1912 | Millicent Selsam, American author and academic (d. 1996) |