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 |
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| 1912 | Herb Narvo, Australian rugby league player, coach, and boxer (d. 1958) |
| 1912 | David Raksin, American composer and educator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Mary McCarthy, American novelist and critic (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | John H. Michaelis, American general (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Edward Short, Baron Glenamara, English captain and politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 2012) |
| 1913 | Karl Stegger, Danish actor (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | James Algar, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Boris Kidrič, Austrian-Slovenian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Slovenia (d. 1953) |
| 1912 | Jacques Hélian, French bandleader (d. 1986) |
| 1912 | Toe Blake, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Cliff Bastin, English footballer (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | Irena Kwiatkowska, Polish actress (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Eve Arnold, Russian-American photojournalist (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Virgil Fox, American organist and composer (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Dorothy Janis, American actress (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Hugh Griffith, Welsh actor (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Gloria Guinness, Mexican journalist (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Pakistani linguist, author, and critic (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Clifford Hansen, American rancher and politician, 26th Governor of Wyoming (d. 2009) |
| 1912 | Palle Huld, Danish actor (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Elias Degiannis, Greek commander (d. 1943) |
| 1912 | Maksim Tank, Belarusian poet, journalist, and translator (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, German astronomer and academic (d. 1954) |
| 1912 | Don Gutteridge, American baseball player and manager (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Ram Vilas Sharma, Indian poet and critic (d. 2000) |
| 1912 | Bill Cowley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Hugh Watt, Australian-New Zealand engineer and politician, Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Ernest Bromley, Australian cricketer (d. 1967) |
| 1912 | Mary Wesley, English author (d. 2002) |
| 1913 | Mehmet Shehu, Albanian soldier and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Albania (d. 1981) |