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 Wendy Hiller, English actress (d. 2003)
1912 Gerald Emmett Carter, Canadian cardinal (d. 2003)
1913 Poul Reichhardt, Danish actor and singer (d. 1985)
1912 Bill Cowley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1993)
1912 Alexander Liberman, Russian-American publisher, painter, photographer, and sculptor (d. 1999)
1912 Gego, German-Venezuelan sculptor and academic (d. 1994)
1912 János Kádár, Hungarian mechanic and politician, 46th Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 1989)
1912 June Havoc, American actress, singer and dancer (d. 2010)
1912 Raymonde Allain, French model and actress (d. 2008)
1912 Sohn Kee-chung, South Korean runner (d. 2002)
1912 Chuck Jones, American animator, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2002)
1912 David Packard, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Hewlett-Packard (d. 1996)
1912 William Congdon, American-Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1998)
1912 Stylianos Pattakos, Greek general and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2016)
1912 Frank Thomas, American voice actor, animator, and screenwriter (d. 2004)
1912 Peta Taylor, English cricketer (d. 1989)
1912 Ruhi Su, Turkish singer-songwriter (d. 1985)
1912 Richard Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1992)
1912 Anthony Buckeridge, English author (d. 2004)
1913 Rex Ingamells, Australian author and poet (d. 1955)
1912 Marina Raskova, Russian pilot and navigator (d. 1943)
1912 E. R. Braithwaite, Guyanese novelist, writer, teacher, and diplomat (d. 2016)
1912 David Raksin, American composer and educator (d. 2004)
1912 Minnie Pearl, American entertainer and philanthropist (d. 1996)
1912 Eric Sevareid, American journalist (d. 1992)
1912 Henry Jones, American actor (d. 1999)
1912 Palle Huld, Danish actor (d. 2010)
1912 Jean Vilar, French actor and director (d. 1971)
1912 Murray Golden, American television director (d. 1991)
1912 Hamengkubuwono IX, Indonesian politician, 2nd Vice President of Indonesia (d. 1988)