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 | Art Linkletter, Canadian-American radio and television host (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Art Gilmore, American voice actor and announcer (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Maksim Tank, Belarusian poet, journalist, and translator (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Albert Chartier, Canadian illustrator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Eric Hollies, English cricketer (d. 1981) |
| 1912 | Jack Owens, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Doris Duke, American art collector and philanthropist (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Zohra Sehgal, Indian actress, dancer, and choreographer (d. 2014) |
| 1912 | Bernard Joseph McLaughlin, American bishop (d. 2015) |
| 1912 | Claire Cribbs, American basketball player and coach (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Chien-Shiung Wu, Chinese-American experimental physicist (d. 1997) |
| 1913 | Luis Marden, American photographer and journalist (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Elias Degiannis, Greek commander (d. 1943) |
| 1912 | Raphael Blau, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Jean Françaix, French pianist and composer (d. 1997) |
| 1913 | Carroll Cloar, American artist (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | W. Willard Wirtz, American lawyer and politician, 10th United States Secretary of Labor (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Alexander Liberman, Russian-American publisher, painter, photographer, and sculptor (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Cliff Bastin, English footballer (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | Birdie Tebbetts, American baseball player and manager (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Irv Kupcinet, American football player and journalist (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Carlos Guastavino, Argentine composer (d. 2000) |
| 1912 | Palle Huld, Danish actor (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | John Levy, American bassist and businessman (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Don Gutteridge, American baseball player and manager (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Joseph Stein, American playwright and author (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Maurice K. Goddard, American colonel and politician (d. 1995) |
| 1913 | Miriam Hyde, Australian pianist and composer (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Jaan Hargel, Estonian flute player, conductor, and educator (d. 1966) |
| 1912 | Johnny Checketts, New Zealand flying ace of the Second World War (d. 2006) |