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 | David Brand, Australian politician, 19th Premier of Western Australia (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | John H. Michaelis, American general (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | John Cage, American composer and theorist (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | John Payne, American actor (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Kaneto Shindo, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012) |
| 1913 | Giannis Papaioannou, Greek composer (d. 1972) |
| 1912 | David Raksin, American composer and educator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Palle Huld, Danish actor (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Émile Peynaud, French oenologist and academic (d. 2004) |
| 1913 | Lloyd Bridges, American actor (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | János Kádár, Hungarian mechanic and politician, 46th Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, British abstract painter (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Carlos "Botong" Francisco, Filipino painter (d. 1969) |
| 1912 | André Laurendeau, Canadian journalist, playwright, and politician (d. 1968) |
| 1912 | Barry Sullivan, American actor (d. 1994) |
| 1913 | Jean-Michel Atlan, Algerian-French painter (d. 1960) |
| 1912 | Marcel Camus, French director and screenwriter (d. 1982) |
| 1913 | Rosa Parks, American civil rights activist (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Chien-Shiung Wu, Chinese-American experimental physicist (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Pierre Boulle, French soldier and author (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Irv Kupcinet, American football player and journalist (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Sally Kirkland, American journalist (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Theodore Marier, American composer and educator, founded the Boston Archdiocesan Choir School (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Pat Nixon, First Lady of the United States (d. 1993) |
| 1913 | Ray Stehr, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1983) |
| 1912 | Nancy Wake, New Zealand-English captain (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Thomas C. Mann, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to El Salvador (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Eleanor Cameron, Canadian-American author and critic (d. 1996) |
| 1913 | Juanita Jackson Mitchell, American lawyer and activist (d. 1992) |
| 1913 | Gustáv Husák, Slovak politician, 9th President of Czechoslovakia (d. 1991) |