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 |
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| 1912 | Karl Malden, American actor (d. 2009) |
| 1912 | David Brand, Australian politician, 19th Premier of Western Australia (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Marten Toonder, Dutch comic strip creator (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Meldrim Thomson Jr., American publisher and politician, Governor of New Hampshire (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Daniel Jones, Welsh captain and composer (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | James Callaghan, English lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Barbara Hutton, American philanthropist (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Glenn T. Seaborg, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Dale Evans, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Kathleen Ollerenshaw, English mathematician, astronomer, and politician, Lord Mayor of Manchester (d. 2014) |
| 1912 | Nigel Patrick, English actor and director (d. 1981) |
| 1912 | Garson Kanin, American director and screenwriter (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Stylianos Pattakos, Greek general and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2016) |
| 1912 | Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish architect and diplomat (d. 1947) |
| 1912 | Dean Rockwell, American commander, wrestler, and coach (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Carl Hovland, American psychologist and academic (d. 1961) |
| 1912 | Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, German physicist and philosopher (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Arthur Berger, American composer and educator (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Jacques Hélian, French bandleader (d. 1986) |
| 1912 | William F. Walsh, American captain and politician, 48th Mayor of Syracuse (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Bernard Joseph McLaughlin, American bishop (d. 2015) |
| 1912 | Connie Sawyer, American actress (d. 2018) |
| 1912 | José Pablo Moncayo, Mexican pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1958) |
| 1912 | Kaneto Shindō, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Makar Honcharenko, Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Kenny Baker, American singer and actor (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Jay Silverheels, Canadian-American actor (d. 1980) |
| 1913 | Eugène Brands, Dutch painter (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Pierre Boulle, French soldier and author (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Brian Johnston, English sportscaster and author (d. 1994) |