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 |
|---|---|
| 1913 | Rosa Parks, American civil rights activist (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Cliff Bastin, English footballer (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | Arsenio Lacson, Filipino journalist and politician, Mayor of Manila (d. 1962) |
| 1912 | Kathleen Ferrier, English operatic singer (d. 1953) |
| 1912 | Frank Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Lady Bird Johnson, American beautification activist; 38th First Lady of the United States (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Perkins Bass, American lawyer and politician (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Georg Siimenson, Estonian footballer (d. 1978) |
| 1912 | Nigel Patrick, English actor and director (d. 1981) |
| 1912 | Kristina Söderbaum, Swedish-German actress and photographer (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Gloria Guinness, Mexican journalist (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Teddy Wilson, American pianist and educator (d. 1986) |
| 1913 | Carroll Cloar, American artist (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Millicent Selsam, American author and academic (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | George Emil Palade, Romanian-American biologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Luiz Gonzaga, Brazilian singer-songwriter and accordion player (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Victor Beaumont, German-English actor (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Gego, German-Venezuelan sculptor and academic (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Morris Louis, American painter (d. 1962) |
| 1912 | Fritz Hellwig, German politician (d. 2017) |
| 1912 | Studs Terkel, American historian and author (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | John Payne, American actor (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Marina Raskova, Russian pilot and navigator (d. 1943) |
| 1913 | Ray Stehr, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1983) |
| 1912 | Fernando Belaúnde Terry, Peruvian architect and politician, 85th President of Peru (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Billy Raimondi, American baseball player (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | John Curtis Gowan, American psychologist and academic (d. 1986) |
| 1912 | W. E. D. Ross, Canadian actor, playwright, and author (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Ferdinand Leitner, German conductor and composer (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Eleanor Cameron, Canadian-American author and critic (d. 1996) |