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 | Bill Roberts, English sprinter and soldier (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Henry Jonsson, Swedish runner (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Afro Basaldella, Italian painter and academic (d. 1976) |
| 1912 | Peter Walker, English race car driver (d. 1984) |
| 1912 | Wayne Barlow, American organist, composer, and director (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Harry Holtzman, American painter (d. 1987) |
| 1912 | Brian Johnston, English sportscaster and author (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Sonny Boy Williamson II, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player (d. 1965) |
| 1912 | Richard Doll, English physiologist and epidemiologist (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Hugh Watt, Australian-New Zealand engineer and politician, Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Håkon Stenstadvold, Norwegian painter, illustrator, and critic (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, German physicist and philosopher (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Kim Il-sung, North Korean general and politician, 1st Supreme Leader of North Korea (d. 1994) |
| 1913 | Victor Mature, American actor (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Wilfrid Brambell, Irish actor and performer (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Herbert Mataré, German physicist and academic (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Saadat Hasan Manto, Indian-Pakistani author and screenwriter (d. 1955) |
| 1913 | Wally Parks, American businessman, founded the National Hot Rod Association (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Géza Ottlik, Hungarian mathematician and theorist (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | Don Byas, American saxophonist and educator (d. 1972) |
| 1912 | Pat Nixon, First Lady of the United States (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Habib Elghanian, Iranian businessman (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Barbara Hutton, American philanthropist (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Glenn Morris, American decathlete (d. 1974) |
| 1912 | Per Imerslund, Norwegian-German soldier and author (d. 1943) |
| 1912 | George Emil Palade, Romanian-American biologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Kurt Sanderling, Polish-German conductor (d. 2011) |
| 1913 | Edward Gierek, Polish lawyer and politician (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | André Laurendeau, Canadian journalist, playwright, and politician (d. 1968) |
| 1912 | Bill Brown, Australian cricketer (d. 2008) |