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 | Boris Kidrič, Austrian-Slovenian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Slovenia (d. 1953) |
| 1912 | John Cheever, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Joan Sanderson, English actress (d. 1992) |
| 1913 | Rudolf Wanderone, American professional pocket billiards player (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Samuel Fuller, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Robert Doisneau, French photographer and journalist (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Kusumagraj, Indian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | A. Bertram Chandler, English-Australian author (d. 1984) |
| 1912 | Theodore Marier, American composer and educator, founded the Boston Archdiocesan Choir School (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Eve Arnold, Russian-American photojournalist (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau, Canadian poet and painter (d. 1943) |
| 1912 | Wilfrid Brambell, Irish actor and performer (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Émile Peynaud, French oenologist and academic (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Kathleen Ollerenshaw, English mathematician, astronomer, and politician, Lord Mayor of Manchester (d. 2014) |
| 1912 | George O. Petrie, American actor and director (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Sally Kirkland, American journalist (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Pakistani linguist, author, and critic (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Odette Hallowes, French soldier and spy (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Boris Chertok, Polish-Russian engineer and academic (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Marta Eggerth, Hungarian-American actress and singer (d. 2013) |
| 1912 | Abbé Pierre, French priest and humanitarian (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Ruby Payne-Scott, Australian physicist and astronomer (d. 1981) |
| 1912 | Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, British abstract painter (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Chuck Jones, American animator, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Chen Dayu, Chinese painter and calligrapher (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Anna J. Harrison, American organic chemist and academic (d. 1998) |
| 1913 | Norman Dello Joio, American organist and composer (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Raphael Blau, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Tung-Yen Lin, Chinese-American engineer, designed the Guandu Bridge (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Antonio Ferri, Italian scientist (d. 1975) |