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 | Anna J. Harrison, American organic chemist and academic (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Raymonde Allain, French model and actress (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Earl Bostic, African-American saxophonist (d. 1965) |
| 1912 | Basappa Danappa Jatti, Indian lawyer and politician, 5th Vice President of India (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Vic Hey, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | W. E. D. Ross, Canadian actor, playwright, and author (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | John Toland, American historian and author (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | W. Allen Wallis, American economist and statistician (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Carlos Guastavino, Argentine composer (d. 2000) |
| 1912 | Vernon Elliott, English bassoon player, composer, and conductor (d. 1996) |
| 1913 | Luis Marden, American photographer and journalist (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Otto Kretschmer, German admiral (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Boris Chertok, Polish-Russian engineer and academic (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Sergiu Celibidache, Romanian conductor and composer (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner, American inventor (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Robert Doisneau, French photographer and journalist (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | John Levy, American bassist and businessman (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Don Siegel, American director and producer (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | Virginia MacWatters, American soprano and actress (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Thomas C. Mann, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to El Salvador (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Gego, German-Venezuelan sculptor and academic (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Gil Evans, Canadian-American pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | Eric Sevareid, American journalist (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Gunther Plaut, German-Canadian rabbi and author (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Art Gilmore, American voice actor and announcer (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Jack Marshall, New Zealand colonel, lawyer, and politician, 28th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1988) |
| 1913 | Rosa Parks, American civil rights activist (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Glenn Morris, American decathlete (d. 1974) |
| 1912 | Morris Louis, American painter (d. 1962) |
| 1912 | Robert Jacobsen, Danish sculptor and painter (d. 1993) |