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 | Marten Toonder, Dutch comic strip creator (d. 2005) |
| 1913 | Anna Lee, English-American actress (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Ernest Bromley, Australian cricketer (d. 1967) |
| 1912 | James Algar, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Jorge Amado, Brazilian novelist and poet (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Kusumagraj, Indian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Brian Johnston, English sportscaster and author (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | David Raksin, American composer and educator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | John Toland, American historian and author (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | André Laurendeau, Canadian journalist, playwright, and politician (d. 1968) |
| 1912 | David Brower, American environmentalist, founder of the Sierra Club Foundation (d. 2000) |
| 1912 | Walter Sisulu, South African politician (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | W. E. D. Ross, Canadian actor, playwright, and author (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Heinrich Harrer, Austrian geographer and mountaineer (d. 2006) |
| 1913 | Loretta Young, American actress (d. 2000) |
| 1912 | Herman Johannes, Indonesian scientist, academic, and politician (d. 1992) |
| 1913 | Jean-Michel Atlan, Algerian-French painter (d. 1960) |
| 1912 | Perkins Bass, American lawyer and politician (d. 2011) |
| 1913 | Juanita Jackson Mitchell, American lawyer and activist (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Claire Cribbs, American basketball player and coach (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Dean Rockwell, American commander, wrestler, and coach (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | W. Graham Claytor, Jr. American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 15th United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Vadim Salmanov, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1978) |
| 1912 | Jean Lesage, Canadian lawyer and politician, 11th Premier of Quebec (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Milton Friedman, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Arthur Berger, American composer and educator (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Bernard Joseph McLaughlin, American bishop (d. 2015) |
| 1912 | Zohra Sehgal, Indian actress, dancer, and choreographer (d. 2014) |
| 1912 | Jack Torrance, American shot putter and football player (d. 1969) |
| 1912 | Dan Reeves, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1971) |