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 | Woody Guthrie, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1967) |
| 1912 | Kazimierz Leski, Polish pilot and engineer (d. 2000) |
| 1912 | Art Gilmore, American voice actor and announcer (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | David Packard, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Hewlett-Packard (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Salvador Luria, Italian-American microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | Albert Chartier, Canadian illustrator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | George Johnston, Australian journalist and author (d. 1970) |
| 1912 | Erwin Bauer, German race car driver (d. 1958) |
| 1912 | John Frost, Indian-English general (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Georg Siimenson, Estonian footballer (d. 1978) |
| 1912 | Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, Russian mathematician, physicist, and mountaineer (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Meldrim Thomson Jr., American publisher and politician, Governor of New Hampshire (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Morris Louis, American painter (d. 1962) |
| 1912 | Jehan Buhan, French fencer (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | John Curtis Gowan, American psychologist and academic (d. 1986) |
| 1912 | Ernest Bromley, Australian cricketer (d. 1967) |
| 1912 | André Laurendeau, Canadian journalist, playwright, and politician (d. 1968) |
| 1912 | Doris Duke, American art collector and philanthropist (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | George O. Petrie, American actor and director (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Harry Holtzman, American painter (d. 1987) |
| 1912 | Raphael Blau, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Frank Thomas, American voice actor, animator, and screenwriter (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Gene Kelly, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Otto Kretschmer, German admiral (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Philip Hart, American lawyer and politician, 49th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan (d. 1976) |
| 1912 | Enoch Powell, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Health (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Samuel Fuller, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Ted Drake, English footballer and manager (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Kusumagraj, Indian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Wayne Barlow, American organist, composer, and director (d. 1996) |