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
1912 Edward Mills Purcell, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)
1912 Tung-Yen Lin, Chinese-American engineer, designed the Guandu Bridge (d. 2003)
1912 Pope John Paul I, Catholic pope from August 1978- September 1978 (d. 1978)
1912 Dale Evans, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2001)
1912 John Cage, American composer and theorist (d. 1992)
1912 Kusumagraj, Indian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1999)
1912 Hilda Nickson, English author (d. 1977)
1913 Anna Lee, English-American actress (d. 2004)
1912 Basappa Danappa Jatti, Indian lawyer and politician, 5th Vice President of India (d. 2002)
1913 Rex Ingamells, Australian author and poet (d. 1955)
1912 Yi Wu, Japanese-Korean colonel (d. 1945)
1913 Giannis Papaioannou, Greek composer (d. 1972)
1912 Glenn T. Seaborg, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999)
1912 Carlos Guastavino, Argentine composer (d. 2000)
1912 Luiz Gonzaga, Brazilian singer-songwriter and accordion player (d. 1989)
1913 Lloyd Bridges, American actor (d. 1998)
1912 Ollie Johnston, American animator and voice actor (d. 2008)
1912 Peta Taylor, English cricketer (d. 1989)
1912 Eve Arnold, Russian-American photojournalist (d. 2012)
1913 Malietoa Tanumafili II, Samoan ruler (d. 2007)
1912 Bernard Joseph McLaughlin, American bishop (d. 2015)
1913 Rudolf Wanderone, American professional pocket billiards player (d. 1996)
1912 George Johnston, Australian journalist and author (d. 1970)
1912 Nellie Lutcher, American singer and pianist (d. 2007)
1912 Murray Golden, American television director (d. 1991)
1912 Jay Silverheels, Canadian-American actor (d. 1980)
1912 Jack Torrance, American shot putter and football player (d. 1969)
1912 Henry Katzman, American pianist, composer, and painter (d. 2001)
1912 Ruth Osburn, American discus thrower (d. 1994)
1912 Frank Malina, American engineer and painter (d. 1981)