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 | Thomas C. Mann, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to El Salvador (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Frank Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Per Imerslund, Norwegian-German soldier and author (d. 1943) |
| 1912 | Henry Katzman, American pianist, composer, and painter (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Kathleen Ferrier, English operatic singer (d. 1953) |
| 1912 | Boris Kidrič, Austrian-Slovenian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Slovenia (d. 1953) |
| 1912 | Perry Como, American singer and television host (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Vic Hey, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Cliff Bastin, English footballer (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | Perkins Bass, American lawyer and politician (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Alfredo Pián, Argentinian race car driver (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | Ollie Johnston, American animator and voice actor (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | A. Bertram Chandler, English-Australian author (d. 1984) |
| 1912 | Nigel Patrick, English actor and director (d. 1981) |
| 1912 | Igor Troubetzkoy, Russian aristocrat and race car driver (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Makar Honcharenko, Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Herb Narvo, Australian rugby league player, coach, and boxer (d. 1958) |
| 1912 | Vadim Salmanov, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1978) |
| 1912 | Erich Bagge, German physicist and academic (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., American general and pilot (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Abdelkader Ben Bouali, French footballer (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Sam Snead, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Robert Simpson, American meteorologist and author (d. 2014) |
| 1912 | John Cheever, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Jack Cowie, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | David Packard, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Hewlett-Packard (d. 1996) |
| 1913 | Rex Ingamells, Australian author and poet (d. 1955) |
| 1912 | Terry Moore, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Leslie Johnson, English race car driver (d. 1959) |
| 1912 | A. E. van Vogt, Canadian-American author (d. 2000) |