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 | Martha Scott, American actress (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Karl Adam, German rowing coach (d. 1976) |
| 1912 | Virginia MacWatters, American soprano and actress (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Enrique Garcia, Argentine footballer (d. 1969) |
| 1912 | William Lederer, American soldier and author (d. 2009) |
| 1912 | Melita Norwood, English civil servant and spy (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Charles Schneeman, American soldier and illustrator (d. 1972) |
| 1912 | Claire Cribbs, American basketball player and coach (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Julia Child, American chef and author (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Preston Smith, American businessman and politician, Governor of Texas (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Vladimir Žerjavić, Croatian economist and author (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Erwin Bauer, German race car driver (d. 1958) |
| 1912 | Elias Degiannis, Greek commander (d. 1943) |
| 1912 | William F. Walsh, American captain and politician, 48th Mayor of Syracuse (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Kusumagraj, Indian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Lev Kopelev, Ukrainian-German author and academic (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Peter Walker, English race car driver (d. 1984) |
| 1912 | Luiz Gonzaga, Brazilian singer-songwriter and accordion player (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Glenn T. Seaborg, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Sonny Boy Williamson II, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player (d. 1965) |
| 1912 | Leslie Johnson, English race car driver (d. 1959) |
| 1913 | William Conway, Irish cardinal (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | René Toribio, Guadeloupean politician (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | David Brower, American environmentalist, founder of the Sierra Club Foundation (d. 2000) |
| 1912 | Michelangelo Antonioni, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Vishnu Prabhakar, Indian author and playwright (d. 2009) |
| 1912 | Hugh Griffith, Welsh actor (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | George O. Petrie, American actor and director (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Richard C. Miller, American photographer (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Sohn Kee-chung, South Korean runner (d. 2002) |