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 | Luigi Raimondi, Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (d. 1975) |
| 1912 | Wayne Barlow, American organist, composer, and director (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | William T. Cahill, American lawyer and politician, 46th Governor of New Jersey (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Theodore Marier, American composer and educator, founded the Boston Archdiocesan Choir School (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Chuck Jones, American animator, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | René Toribio, Guadeloupean politician (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | María de la Cruz, Chilean journalist and activist (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Minnie Pearl, American entertainer and philanthropist (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Ludwig Bölkow, German engineer (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Nancy Wake, New Zealand-English captain (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Marten Toonder, Dutch comic strip creator (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Thomas C. Mann, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to El Salvador (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Minoru Yamasaki, American architect, designed the World Trade Center (d. 1986) |
| 1912 | Woodrow Borah, American historian of Spanish America (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Robert Simpson, American meteorologist and author (d. 2014) |
| 1912 | Mary Wesley, English author (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | James Algar, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Alfredo Pián, Argentinian race car driver (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | Henry Armstrong, American boxer (d. 1988) |
| 1913 | W. Cleon Skousen, American author and academic (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Mohammad Hassan Ganji, Iranian meteorologist and academic (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Robert Lewis Taylor, American author (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Don Siegel, American director and producer (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | John H. Michaelis, American general (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Jean Lesage, Canadian lawyer and politician, 11th Premier of Quebec (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Ferdinand Leitner, German conductor and composer (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Brian Johnston, English sportscaster and author (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Clifford Hansen, American rancher and politician, 26th Governor of Wyoming (d. 2009) |
| 1912 | Fritz Fischer, German physician (d. 2003) |
| 1913 | Gustáv Husák, Slovak politician, 9th President of Czechoslovakia (d. 1991) |