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?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1912 | Bill Brown, Australian cricketer (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Millicent Selsam, American author and academic (d. 1996) |
| 1913 | Giannis Papaioannou, Greek composer (d. 1972) |
| 1912 | Wolfgang Suschitzky, Austrian-English cinematographer and photographer (d. 2016) |
| 1912 | Hugh Watt, Australian-New Zealand engineer and politician, Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Richard Carlson, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Raphael Blau, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Ruhi Su, Turkish singer-songwriter (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Murray Golden, American television director (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | Ram Vilas Sharma, Indian poet and critic (d. 2000) |
| 1912 | Neil McCorkell, English-South African cricketer and coach (d. 2013) |
| 1912 | Daniel Jones, Welsh captain and composer (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Birdie Tebbetts, American baseball player and manager (d. 1999) |
| 1913 | W. Cleon Skousen, American author and academic (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Frank Thomas, American voice actor, animator, and screenwriter (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Herman Johannes, Indonesian scientist, academic, and politician (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Judah Nadich, American colonel and rabbi (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Saul Chaplin, American composer (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Kathleen Ollerenshaw, English mathematician, astronomer, and politician, Lord Mayor of Manchester (d. 2014) |
| 1913 | Rex Ingamells, Australian author and poet (d. 1955) |
| 1912 | Princess Caroline Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1983) |
| 1912 | Doris Duke, American art collector and philanthropist (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Eleanor Powell, American actress and dancer (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | William T. Cahill, American lawyer and politician, 46th Governor of New Jersey (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Dorothy Height, African-American educator and activist (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Ernest Bromley, Australian cricketer (d. 1967) |
| 1912 | Vic Hey, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Tony Smith, American sculptor and educator (d. 1980) |
| 1913 | Mehmet Shehu, Albanian soldier and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Albania (d. 1981) |
| 1912 | Robert Jacobsen, Danish sculptor and painter (d. 1993) |