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 |
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| 1912 | Perry Como, American singer and television host (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Julius Axelrod, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Bayard Rustin, American activist (d. 1987) |
| 1912 | Zohra Sehgal, Indian actress, dancer, and choreographer (d. 2014) |
| 1912 | György Sándor, Hungarian pianist and composer (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Boris Chertok, Polish-Russian engineer and academic (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Claire Cribbs, American basketball player and coach (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | William Lederer, American soldier and author (d. 2009) |
| 1912 | Ram Vilas Sharma, Indian poet and critic (d. 2000) |
| 1912 | Hilda Nickson, English author (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Abdelkader Ben Bouali, French footballer (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Dan Reeves, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1971) |
| 1912 | Jay Silverheels, Canadian-American actor (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Victor Beaumont, German-English actor (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Marina Raskova, Russian pilot and navigator (d. 1943) |
| 1912 | Gil Evans, Canadian-American pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | Erwin Bauer, German race car driver (d. 1958) |
| 1912 | Dorothy Janis, American actress (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Theodore Marier, American composer and educator, founded the Boston Archdiocesan Choir School (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Gego, German-Venezuelan sculptor and academic (d. 1994) |
| 1913 | Don Hutson, American football player and coach (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Carlos "Botong" Francisco, Filipino painter (d. 1969) |
| 1912 | Jack Torrance, American shot putter and football player (d. 1969) |
| 1912 | Igor Troubetzkoy, Russian aristocrat and race car driver (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Gunther Plaut, German-Canadian rabbi and author (d. 2012) |
| 1913 | Jean-Michel Atlan, Algerian-French painter (d. 1960) |
| 1912 | Frank Thomas, American voice actor, animator, and screenwriter (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Louis Paul Boon, Flemish journalist and author (d. 1979) |
| 1913 | Eugène Brands, Dutch painter (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Raphael Blau, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1996) |