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 |
|---|---|
| 1912 | Gordon Parks, American photographer and director (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Richard C. Miller, American photographer (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Abdelkader Ben Bouali, French footballer (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Judah Nadich, American colonel and rabbi (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | W. Allen Wallis, American economist and statistician (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Sonja Henie, Norwegian-American figure skater and actress (d. 1969) |
| 1912 | Muhammad Shamsul Huq, Bangladeshi academic and former Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Herbert Mataré, German physicist and academic (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Ernest Bromley, Australian cricketer (d. 1967) |
| 1912 | Hound Dog Taylor, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1975) |
| 1912 | Kusumagraj, Indian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Otto von Habsburg, the last Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Art Linkletter, Canadian-American radio and television host (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | John Toland, American historian and author (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Brian Johnston, English sportscaster and author (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Dorothy Height, African-American educator and activist (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Fernando Belaúnde Terry, Peruvian architect and politician, 85th President of Peru (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Alois Brunner, Austrian-German SS officer (d. 2001 or 2010) |
| 1912 | Mary McCarthy, American novelist and critic (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Ferdinand Leitner, German conductor and composer (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Chen Dayu, Chinese painter and calligrapher (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Eric Hollies, English cricketer (d. 1981) |
| 1912 | Raphael Blau, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Raymonde Allain, French model and actress (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Ludwig Bölkow, German engineer (d. 2003) |
| 1913 | Alexander Marinesko, Ukrainian-Russian lieutenant (d. 1963) |
| 1912 | A. Bertram Chandler, English-Australian author (d. 1984) |
| 1912 | Géza Ottlik, Hungarian mathematician and theorist (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | Per Imerslund, Norwegian-German soldier and author (d. 1943) |
| 1912 | Makar Honcharenko, Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 1997) |