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 Luigi Raimondi, Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (d. 1975)
1912 Wayne Barlow, American organist, composer, and director (d. 1996)
1912 William T. Cahill, American lawyer and politician, 46th Governor of New Jersey (d. 1996)
1912 Theodore Marier, American composer and educator, founded the Boston Archdiocesan Choir School (d. 2001)
1912 Chuck Jones, American animator, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2002)
1912 René Toribio, Guadeloupean politician (d. 1990)
1912 María de la Cruz, Chilean journalist and activist (d. 1995)
1912 Minnie Pearl, American entertainer and philanthropist (d. 1996)
1912 Ludwig Bölkow, German engineer (d. 2003)
1912 Nancy Wake, New Zealand-English captain (d. 2011)
1912 Marten Toonder, Dutch comic strip creator (d. 2005)
1912 Thomas C. Mann, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to El Salvador (d. 1999)
1912 Minoru Yamasaki, American architect, designed the World Trade Center (d. 1986)
1912 Woodrow Borah, American historian of Spanish America (d. 1999)
1912 Robert Simpson, American meteorologist and author (d. 2014)
1912 Mary Wesley, English author (d. 2002)
1912 James Algar, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1998)
1912 Alfredo Pián, Argentinian race car driver (d. 1990)
1912 Henry Armstrong, American boxer (d. 1988)
1913 W. Cleon Skousen, American author and academic (d. 2006)
1912 Mohammad Hassan Ganji, Iranian meteorologist and academic (d. 2012)
1912 Robert Lewis Taylor, American author (d. 1998)
1912 Don Siegel, American director and producer (d. 1991)
1912 John H. Michaelis, American general (d. 1985)
1912 Jean Lesage, Canadian lawyer and politician, 11th Premier of Quebec (d. 1980)
1912 Ferdinand Leitner, German conductor and composer (d. 1996)
1912 Brian Johnston, English sportscaster and author (d. 1994)
1912 Clifford Hansen, American rancher and politician, 26th Governor of Wyoming (d. 2009)
1912 Fritz Fischer, German physician (d. 2003)
1913 Gustáv Husák, Slovak politician, 9th President of Czechoslovakia (d. 1991)