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 |
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| 1912 | William Congdon, American-Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Julia Child, American chef and author (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Les Brown, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Carl Hovland, American psychologist and academic (d. 1961) |
| 1912 | Victor Beaumont, German-English actor (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, British abstract painter (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Hilda Nickson, English author (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Wilfrid Brambell, Irish actor and performer (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Martha Scott, American actress (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Gene Kelly, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Gego, German-Venezuelan sculptor and academic (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Enoch Powell, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Health (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Cliff Bastin, English footballer (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | William F. Walsh, American captain and politician, 48th Mayor of Syracuse (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Fritz Hellwig, German politician (d. 2017) |
| 1913 | Malietoa Tanumafili II, Samoan ruler (d. 2007) |
| 1913 | William Conway, Irish cardinal (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Abdelkader Ben Bouali, French footballer (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Chuck Jones, American animator, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2002) |
| 1913 | Carl F. H. Henry, American theologian and publisher (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | István Örkény, Hungarian author and playwright (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | George Emil Palade, Romanian-American biologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Carlos "Botong" Francisco, Filipino painter (d. 1969) |
| 1912 | James Algar, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Philip Hart, American lawyer and politician, 49th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan (d. 1976) |
| 1913 | Jimmy Van Heusen, American pianist and composer (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | Nancy Wake, New Zealand-English captain (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Basappa Danappa Jatti, Indian lawyer and politician, 5th Vice President of India (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Marten Toonder, Dutch comic strip creator (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | György Sándor, Hungarian pianist and composer (d. 2005) |