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 |
|---|---|
| 1913 | Miriam Hyde, Australian pianist and composer (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Alois Brunner, Austrian-German SS officer (d. 2001 or 2010) |
| 1912 | Anthony Buckeridge, English author (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Johnny Checketts, New Zealand flying ace of the Second World War (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Vic Hey, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Garson Kanin, American director and screenwriter (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Pat Nixon, First Lady of the United States (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Herman Johannes, Indonesian scientist, academic, and politician (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | István Örkény, Hungarian author and playwright (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Arline Judge, American actress and singer (d. 1974) |
| 1912 | Bill Brown, Australian cricketer (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Sally Kirkland, American journalist (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Herbert C. Brown, English-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | William Lederer, American soldier and author (d. 2009) |
| 1912 | William T. Cahill, American lawyer and politician, 46th Governor of New Jersey (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Ben Hogan, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Salvador Luria, Italian-American microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | Ruth Osburn, American discus thrower (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Émile Peynaud, French oenologist and academic (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Eve Arnold, Russian-American photojournalist (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Agnes Martin, Canadian-American painter and educator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Mohammad Hassan Ganji, Iranian meteorologist and academic (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Kim Il-sung, North Korean general and politician, 1st Supreme Leader of North Korea (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Marina Raskova, Russian pilot and navigator (d. 1943) |
| 1912 | Saadat Hasan Manto, Indian-Pakistani author and screenwriter (d. 1955) |
| 1913 | Jimmy Van Heusen, American pianist and composer (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | Jaan Hargel, Estonian flute player, conductor, and educator (d. 1966) |
| 1912 | Victor Beaumont, German-English actor (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | John Payne, American actor (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Jorge Amado, Brazilian novelist and poet (d. 2001) |