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 | Heinrich Harrer, Austrian geographer and mountaineer (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Murray Golden, American television director (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | Gene Kelly, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Giff Vivian, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1983) |
| 1912 | Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, German physicist and philosopher (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Sonny Boy Williamson II, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player (d. 1965) |
| 1912 | Odette Hallowes, French soldier and spy (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Dean Amadon, American ornithologist and author (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Cliff Bastin, English footballer (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | Chen Dayu, Chinese painter and calligrapher (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, German astronomer and academic (d. 1954) |
| 1912 | Grigoris Lambrakis, Greek physician and politician (d. 1963) |
| 1913 | Anna Lee, English-American actress (d. 2004) |
| 1913 | Luis Marden, American photographer and journalist (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Pope John Paul I, Catholic pope from August 1978- September 1978 (d. 1978) |
| 1912 | Meldrim Thomson Jr., American publisher and politician, Governor of New Hampshire (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Erich Honecker, German politician (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Carlos Guastavino, Argentine composer (d. 2000) |
| 1912 | René Toribio, Guadeloupean politician (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | János Kádár, Hungarian mechanic and politician, 46th Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | George Emil Palade, Romanian-American biologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | María Luisa Dehesa Gómez Farías, Mexican architect (d. 2009) |
| 1913 | Henry Bauchau, Belgian psychoanalyst and author (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Claire Cribbs, American basketball player and coach (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Muhammad Shamsul Huq, Bangladeshi academic and former Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | David Raksin, American composer and educator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Gego, German-Venezuelan sculptor and academic (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Sonja Henie, Norwegian-American figure skater and actress (d. 1969) |
| 1912 | Teddy Wilson, American pianist and educator (d. 1986) |
| 1912 | Sam Snead, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 2002) |