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 | Edward Short, Baron Glenamara, English captain and politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Jaan Hargel, Estonian flute player, conductor, and educator (d. 1966) |
| 1912 | Hanna Reitsch, German soldier and pilot (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Alexander Liberman, Russian-American publisher, painter, photographer, and sculptor (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Albert Chartier, Canadian illustrator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Richard Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Harald Keres, Estonian physicist and academic (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | May Sarton, American poet, novelist and memoirist (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Henry Jonsson, Swedish runner (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Georg Siimenson, Estonian footballer (d. 1978) |
| 1912 | Jorge Amado, Brazilian novelist and poet (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Glenn T. Seaborg, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Chen Dayu, Chinese painter and calligrapher (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Jean Lesage, Canadian lawyer and politician, 11th Premier of Quebec (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, German physicist and philosopher (d. 2007) |
| 1913 | Victor Mature, American actor (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Habib Elghanian, Iranian businessman (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Jack Torrance, American shot putter and football player (d. 1969) |
| 1912 | Louis Paul Boon, Flemish journalist and author (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | John Cheever, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Art Gilmore, American voice actor and announcer (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Vic Hey, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Reuben David, Indian veterinarian and zoo founder (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Jim Turnesa, American golfer (d. 1971) |
| 1912 | William Baziotes, American painter and academic (d. 1963) |
| 1912 | Joan Sanderson, English actress (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Herb Narvo, Australian rugby league player, coach, and boxer (d. 1958) |
| 1912 | Gego, German-Venezuelan sculptor and academic (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Harry Holtzman, American painter (d. 1987) |
| 1912 | Herbert C. Brown, English-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004) |