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
1912 Princess Caroline Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1983)
1912 George O. Petrie, American actor and director (d. 1997)
1912 George Woodcock, Canadian author and poet (d. 1995)
1912 Eric Sevareid, American journalist (d. 1992)
1912 Morris Louis, American painter (d. 1962)
1912 Chien-Shiung Wu, Chinese-American experimental physicist (d. 1997)
1912 Odette Hallowes, French soldier and spy (d. 1995)
1912 Charles Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax, British peer, Conservative politician (d. 1980)
1912 Jean Vilar, French actor and director (d. 1971)
1912 Syd Hoff, American author and illustrator (d. 2004)
1912 Vernon Elliott, English bassoon player, composer, and conductor (d. 1996)
1912 Maurice K. Goddard, American colonel and politician (d. 1995)
1912 June Havoc, American actress, singer and dancer (d. 2010)
1912 David Raksin, American composer and educator (d. 2004)
1912 Hilda Nickson, English author (d. 1977)
1912 Julia Child, American chef and author (d. 2004)
1912 María de la Cruz, Chilean journalist and activist (d. 1995)
1913 Miriam Hyde, Australian pianist and composer (d. 2005)
1912 Sohn Kee-chung, South Korean runner (d. 2002)
1912 William F. Walsh, American captain and politician, 48th Mayor of Syracuse (d. 2011)
1912 Don Gutteridge, American baseball player and manager (d. 2008)
1912 Reta Shaw, American actress (d. 1982)
1913 Don Hutson, American football player and coach (d. 1997)
1912 János Kádár, Hungarian mechanic and politician, 46th Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 1989)
1912 Willie Hall, English international footballer (d. 1967)
1912 Nancy Wake, New Zealand-English captain (d. 2011)
1912 David Brand, Australian politician, 19th Premier of Western Australia (d. 1979)
1912 Molly Yard, American feminist (d. 2005)
1912 Karl Malden, American actor (d. 2009)
1912 Millicent Selsam, American author and academic (d. 1996)