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 | Don Gutteridge, American baseball player and manager (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | John Toland, American historian and author (d. 2004) |
| 1913 | Carl F. H. Henry, American theologian and publisher (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Otto Ernst Remer, German general (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | W. Graham Claytor, Jr. American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 15th United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Jean Vilar, French actor and director (d. 1971) |
| 1912 | Gerald Emmett Carter, Canadian cardinal (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Mohammad Hassan Ganji, Iranian meteorologist and academic (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Marcel Camus, French director and screenwriter (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Gil Evans, Canadian-American pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | Frank Dilio, Canadian businessman (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Eleanor Powell, American actress and dancer (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | William Lederer, American soldier and author (d. 2009) |
| 1912 | Doris Duke, American art collector and philanthropist (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Clifford Hansen, American rancher and politician, 26th Governor of Wyoming (d. 2009) |
| 1912 | Alan Turing, English mathematician and computer scientist (d. 1954) |
| 1912 | Virgil Fox, American organist and composer (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Victor Beaumont, German-English actor (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | George Emmett, English cricketer and coach (d. 1976) |
| 1912 | Jaan Hargel, Estonian flute player, conductor, and educator (d. 1966) |
| 1912 | Tony Smith, American sculptor and educator (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Jack Owens, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Gordon Parks, American photographer and director (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Gego, German-Venezuelan sculptor and academic (d. 1994) |
| 1913 | W. Cleon Skousen, American author and academic (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Earl Bostic, African-American saxophonist (d. 1965) |
| 1912 | Arline Judge, American actress and singer (d. 1974) |
| 1912 | George Emil Palade, Romanian-American biologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Woody Guthrie, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1967) |
| 1912 | Nancy Wake, New Zealand-English captain (d. 2011) |