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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| 1913 | Henry Bauchau, Belgian psychoanalyst and author (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Antonio Ferri, Italian scientist (d. 1975) |
| 1912 | Thomas C. Mann, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to El Salvador (d. 1999) |
| 1913 | Loretta Young, American actress (d. 2000) |
| 1912 | Wolfgang Suschitzky, Austrian-English cinematographer and photographer (d. 2016) |
| 1912 | Julia Child, American chef and author (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Virginia MacWatters, American soprano and actress (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Syd Hoff, American author and illustrator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Vernon Elliott, English bassoon player, composer, and conductor (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Archibald Cox, American lawyer and politician, 31st United States Solicitor General (d. 2004) |
| 1913 | Rosa Parks, American civil rights activist (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | M. H. Abrams, American author, critic, and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1912 | E. R. Braithwaite, Guyanese novelist, writer, teacher, and diplomat (d. 2016) |
| 1912 | Gordon Parks, American photographer and director (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Art Linkletter, Canadian-American radio and television host (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Bill Roberts, English sprinter and soldier (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Eric Sevareid, American journalist (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Sergiu Celibidache, Romanian conductor and composer (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Henry Jones, American actor (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Erich Bagge, German physicist and academic (d. 1996) |
| 1913 | Jean-Michel Atlan, Algerian-French painter (d. 1960) |
| 1912 | Carl Hovland, American psychologist and academic (d. 1961) |
| 1912 | George O. Petrie, American actor and director (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Kate Simon, American travel writer (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | Abbé Pierre, French priest and humanitarian (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, Russian mathematician, physicist, and mountaineer (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Brian Johnston, English sportscaster and author (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | David Brower, American environmentalist, founder of the Sierra Club Foundation (d. 2000) |
| 1912 | Peta Taylor, English cricketer (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Géza Ottlik, Hungarian mathematician and theorist (d. 1990) |