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 |
|---|---|
| 1912 | Marten Toonder, Dutch comic strip creator (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Jean Vilar, French actor and director (d. 1971) |
| 1912 | Reuben David, Indian veterinarian and zoo founder (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | George Woodcock, Canadian author and poet (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Frank Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Carl Hovland, American psychologist and academic (d. 1961) |
| 1912 | Louis Paul Boon, Flemish journalist and author (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Habib Elghanian, Iranian businessman (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, Russian mathematician, physicist, and mountaineer (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Hugh Watt, Australian-New Zealand engineer and politician, Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Ferdinand Leitner, German conductor and composer (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Raphael Blau, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Giff Vivian, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1983) |
| 1912 | Vadim Salmanov, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1978) |
| 1912 | Charles Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax, British peer, Conservative politician (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Kaneto Shindo, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Gunther Plaut, German-Canadian rabbi and author (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Don Siegel, American director and producer (d. 1991) |
| 1913 | Johnny Mize, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | A. Bertram Chandler, English-Australian author (d. 1984) |
| 1912 | Vic Hey, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | May Sarton, American poet, novelist and memoirist (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Jack Marshall, New Zealand colonel, lawyer, and politician, 28th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | Dorothy Height, African-American educator and activist (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Sally Kirkland, American journalist (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | W. Allen Wallis, American economist and statistician (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Pannalal Patel, Indian author (d. 1989) |
| 1913 | Rudolf Wanderone, American professional pocket billiards player (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Lady Bird Johnson, American beautification activist; 38th First Lady of the United States (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | June Havoc, American actress, singer and dancer (d. 2010) |