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 | John H. Michaelis, American general (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Ralph Hauenstein, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2016) |
| 1912 | Kathleen Ollerenshaw, English mathematician, astronomer, and politician, Lord Mayor of Manchester (d. 2014) |
| 1912 | George Emmett, English cricketer and coach (d. 1976) |
| 1912 | Sonny Boy Williamson II, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player (d. 1965) |
| 1912 | Alfred Klingler, German field handballer |
| 1912 | Mohammad Hassan Ganji, Iranian meteorologist and academic (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Maksim Tank, Belarusian poet, journalist, and translator (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Monty Stratton, American baseball player and coach (d. 1982) |
| 1913 | Edward Gierek, Polish lawyer and politician (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | John Levy, American bassist and businessman (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Philip Hart, American lawyer and politician, 49th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan (d. 1976) |
| 1912 | Earl Bostic, African-American saxophonist (d. 1965) |
| 1912 | John Toland, American historian and author (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, Russian mathematician, physicist, and mountaineer (d. 1999) |
| 1913 | Karl Stegger, Danish actor (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Michael Wilding, English actor (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | W. Willard Wirtz, American lawyer and politician, 10th United States Secretary of Labor (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Robert Simpson, American meteorologist and author (d. 2014) |
| 1912 | Sohn Kee-chung, South Korean runner (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Dorothy Eden, New Zealand-English author (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Dan Reeves, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1971) |
| 1912 | Henry Armstrong, American boxer (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | Raymonde Allain, French model and actress (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Pierre Boulle, French soldier and author (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Amy Patterson, Argentine composer, singer, poet, and teacher (d. 2019) |
| 1912 | Gunther Plaut, German-Canadian rabbi and author (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Arsenio Lacson, Filipino journalist and politician, Mayor of Manila (d. 1962) |
| 1912 | Jean Françaix, French pianist and composer (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Sonja Henie, Norwegian-American figure skater and actress (d. 1969) |