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 Tung-Yen Lin, Chinese-American engineer, designed the Guandu Bridge (d. 2003)
1913 Rex Ingamells, Australian author and poet (d. 1955)
1912 Luigi Raimondi, Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (d. 1975)
1912 Dean Rockwell, American commander, wrestler, and coach (d. 2005)
1912 John Curtis Gowan, American psychologist and academic (d. 1986)
1912 Nellie Lutcher, American singer and pianist (d. 2007)
1912 Pappy Boyington, American colonel and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1988)
1912 Frank Malina, American engineer and painter (d. 1981)
1912 János Kádár, Hungarian mechanic and politician, 46th Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 1989)
1912 Amy Patterson, Argentine composer, singer, poet, and teacher (d. 2019)
1912 Kim Il-sung, North Korean general and politician, 1st Supreme Leader of North Korea (d. 1994)
1912 Kathleen Ferrier, English operatic singer (d. 1953)
1912 Sergiu Celibidache, Romanian conductor and composer (d. 1996)
1912 Pat Nixon, First Lady of the United States (d. 1993)
1912 Jorge Amado, Brazilian novelist and poet (d. 2001)
1912 Wolfgang Suschitzky, Austrian-English cinematographer and photographer (d. 2016)
1912 Meldrim Thomson Jr., American publisher and politician, Governor of New Hampshire (d. 2001)
1912 Arline Judge, American actress and singer (d. 1974)
1912 Ruby Payne-Scott, Australian physicist and astronomer (d. 1981)
1912 Reta Shaw, American actress (d. 1982)
1913 Carroll Cloar, American artist (d. 1993)
1912 Eve Arnold, Russian-American photojournalist (d. 2012)
1912 Habib Elghanian, Iranian businessman (d. 1979)
1912 Doris Duke, American art collector and philanthropist (d. 1993)
1912 David Packard, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Hewlett-Packard (d. 1996)
1912 Arthur Berger, American composer and educator (d. 2003)
1912 Vladimir Žerjavić, Croatian economist and author (d. 2001)
1912 Morris Louis, American painter (d. 1962)
1912 William T. Cahill, American lawyer and politician, 46th Governor of New Jersey (d. 1996)
1912 Arsenio Lacson, Filipino journalist and politician, Mayor of Manila (d. 1962)