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 | Kate Simon, American travel writer (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | Erwin Bauer, German race car driver (d. 1958) |
| 1912 | Bernard Delfgaauw, Dutch philosopher and academic (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | John Cage, American composer and theorist (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Jean Françaix, French pianist and composer (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Jim Turnesa, American golfer (d. 1971) |
| 1912 | Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish architect and diplomat (d. 1947) |
| 1912 | Karl Malden, American actor (d. 2009) |
| 1912 | Ram Vilas Sharma, Indian poet and critic (d. 2000) |
| 1912 | Kathleen Ollerenshaw, English mathematician, astronomer, and politician, Lord Mayor of Manchester (d. 2014) |
| 1912 | Antonio Ferri, Italian scientist (d. 1975) |
| 1912 | Henry Armstrong, American boxer (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | Marcel Camus, French director and screenwriter (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Kaneto Shindō, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Carlos Guastavino, Argentine composer (d. 2000) |
| 1912 | A. Bertram Chandler, English-Australian author (d. 1984) |
| 1912 | Connie Sawyer, American actress (d. 2018) |
| 1912 | Perkins Bass, American lawyer and politician (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Frank Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Wayne Barlow, American organist, composer, and director (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Jean Lesage, Canadian lawyer and politician, 11th Premier of Quebec (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Meldrim Thomson Jr., American publisher and politician, Governor of New Hampshire (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Wernher von Braun, German-American physicist and engineer (d. 1977) |
| 1913 | Giannis Papaioannou, Greek composer (d. 1972) |
| 1912 | Odette Hallowes, French soldier and spy (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Barry Sullivan, American actor (d. 1994) |
| 1913 | Miriam Hyde, Australian pianist and composer (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Don Siegel, American director and producer (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | John Curtis Gowan, American psychologist and academic (d. 1986) |
| 1912 | Eleanor Cameron, Canadian-American author and critic (d. 1996) |