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
1913 Johnny Mize, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 1993)
1912 Jorge Amado, Brazilian novelist and poet (d. 2001)
1912 Marten Toonder, Dutch comic strip creator (d. 2005)
1912 Marina Raskova, Russian pilot and navigator (d. 1943)
1912 Clifford Hansen, American rancher and politician, 26th Governor of Wyoming (d. 2009)
1912 William Lederer, American soldier and author (d. 2009)
1912 Jean Vilar, French actor and director (d. 1971)
1912 Chen Dayu, Chinese painter and calligrapher (d. 2001)
1912 Claire Cribbs, American basketball player and coach (d. 1985)
1912 Barry Sullivan, American actor (d. 1994)
1912 Alfred Klingler, German field handballer
1912 Elias Degiannis, Greek commander (d. 1943)
1912 Archibald Cox, American lawyer and politician, 31st United States Solicitor General (d. 2004)
1912 Edward Mills Purcell, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)
1912 Grigoris Lambrakis, Greek physician and politician (d. 1963)
1912 Luiz Gonzaga, Brazilian singer-songwriter and accordion player (d. 1989)
1912 William Congdon, American-Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1998)
1912 Kaneto Shindo, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)
1912 Richard Carlson, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1977)
1912 Leslie Johnson, English race car driver (d. 1959)
1912 Pedro Armendáriz, Mexican-American actor (d. 1963)
1912 Arline Judge, American actress and singer (d. 1974)
1913 Alexander Marinesko, Ukrainian-Russian lieutenant (d. 1963)
1912 Karl Adam, German rowing coach (d. 1976)
1912 Frank Malina, American engineer and painter (d. 1981)
1912 Milton Friedman, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2006)
1912 Jaan Hargel, Estonian flute player, conductor, and educator (d. 1966)
1912 Harry Holtzman, American painter (d. 1987)
1912 Terry Moore, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1995)
1912 John Frost, Indian-English general (d. 1993)