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.
When is the Chinese Year of the Rat?
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 | Luiz Gonzaga, Brazilian singer-songwriter and accordion player (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Pappy Boyington, American colonel and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | Jean Lesage, Canadian lawyer and politician, 11th Premier of Quebec (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, German physicist and philosopher (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Glenn T. Seaborg, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999) |
| 1913 | Gustáv Husák, Slovak politician, 9th President of Czechoslovakia (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, British abstract painter (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | John Toland, American historian and author (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Nellie Lutcher, American singer and pianist (d. 2007) |
| 1913 | Henry Bauchau, Belgian psychoanalyst and author (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | María de la Cruz, Chilean journalist and activist (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Richard Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Kim Il-sung, North Korean general and politician, 1st Supreme Leader of North Korea (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Wernher von Braun, German-American physicist and engineer (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Melita Norwood, English civil servant and spy (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Johnny Checketts, New Zealand flying ace of the Second World War (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Charles Schneeman, American soldier and illustrator (d. 1972) |
| 1912 | Woody Guthrie, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1967) |
| 1912 | André Laurendeau, Canadian journalist, playwright, and politician (d. 1968) |
| 1912 | Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner, American inventor (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Erich Bagge, German physicist and academic (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Abbé Pierre, French priest and humanitarian (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Carl Marzani, Italian-American activist and publisher (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Axel Springer, German journalist and publisher, founded Axel Springer AG (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Eric Hollies, English cricketer (d. 1981) |
| 1912 | Pope John Paul I, Catholic pope from August 1978- September 1978 (d. 1978) |
| 1912 | Ruhi Su, Turkish singer-songwriter (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Edward Mills Purcell, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Kathleen Ferrier, English operatic singer (d. 1953) |
| 1912 | Anna J. Harrison, American organic chemist and academic (d. 1998) |