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 | Erich Honecker, German politician (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Mary McCarthy, American novelist and critic (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Doris Duke, American art collector and philanthropist (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Brian Johnston, English sportscaster and author (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Adile Ayda, Turkish engineer and diplomat (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Lev Kopelev, Ukrainian-German author and academic (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Luigi Raimondi, Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (d. 1975) |
| 1912 | Julia Child, American chef and author (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Millicent Selsam, American author and academic (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Martha Scott, American actress (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Wernher von Braun, German-American physicist and engineer (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Ted Drake, English footballer and manager (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Émile Peynaud, French oenologist and academic (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Gil Evans, Canadian-American pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | Billy Raimondi, American baseball player (d. 2010) |
| 1913 | Juanita Jackson Mitchell, American lawyer and activist (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Giff Vivian, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1983) |
| 1912 | Bernard Joseph McLaughlin, American bishop (d. 2015) |
| 1912 | René Toribio, Guadeloupean politician (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | Connie Sawyer, American actress (d. 2018) |
| 1912 | Marten Toonder, Dutch comic strip creator (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Alan Turing, English mathematician and computer scientist (d. 1954) |
| 1912 | John H. Michaelis, American general (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Dorothy Eden, New Zealand-English author (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Joan Sanderson, English actress (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Amy Patterson, Argentine composer, singer, poet, and teacher (d. 2019) |
| 1912 | Dean Amadon, American ornithologist and author (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Luiz Gonzaga, Brazilian singer-songwriter and accordion player (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Dan Reeves, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1971) |
| 1912 | Georg Solti, Hungarian-English conductor and director (d. 1997) |