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 | Harry Holtzman, American painter (d. 1987) |
| 1912 | Milton Friedman, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Barry Sullivan, American actor (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Kenny Baker, American singer and actor (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | George Woodcock, Canadian author and poet (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Teddy Wilson, American pianist and educator (d. 1986) |
| 1912 | Henry Armstrong, American boxer (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | Enrique Garcia, Argentine footballer (d. 1969) |
| 1912 | Georg Solti, Hungarian-English conductor and director (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Eve Arnold, Russian-American photojournalist (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Gene Kelly, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1996) |
| 1913 | Ray Stehr, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1983) |
| 1912 | Géza Ottlik, Hungarian mathematician and theorist (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | Hound Dog Taylor, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1975) |
| 1913 | Carroll Cloar, American artist (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Judah Nadich, American colonel and rabbi (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Adile Ayda, Turkish engineer and diplomat (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Georg Siimenson, Estonian footballer (d. 1978) |
| 1912 | Dale Evans, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Hamengkubuwono IX, Indonesian politician, 2nd Vice President of Indonesia (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | Cornel Wilde, Slovak-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Tetsuji Takechi, Japanese theatrical and film director, critic, and author (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | George Emmett, English cricketer and coach (d. 1976) |
| 1912 | Frank Thomas, American voice actor, animator, and screenwriter (d. 2004) |
| 1913 | Rosa Parks, American civil rights activist (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Richard C. Miller, American photographer (d. 2010) |
| 1913 | Poul Reichhardt, Danish actor and singer (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Frank Dilio, Canadian businessman (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Robert Jacobsen, Danish sculptor and painter (d. 1993) |
| 1913 | Mehmet Shehu, Albanian soldier and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Albania (d. 1981) |