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 |
|---|---|
| 1912 | Dean Rockwell, American commander, wrestler, and coach (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Joan Sanderson, English actress (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Pannalal Patel, Indian author (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Pedro Armendáriz, Mexican-American actor (d. 1963) |
| 1912 | Anna J. Harrison, American organic chemist and academic (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Virginia MacWatters, American soprano and actress (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Alfredo Stroessner, Paraguayan general and politician, 46th President of Paraguay (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Enoch Powell, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Health (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Sonja Henie, Norwegian-American figure skater and actress (d. 1969) |
| 1912 | Jean Vilar, French actor and director (d. 1971) |
| 1912 | Zohra Sehgal, Indian actress, dancer, and choreographer (d. 2014) |
| 1912 | Ruhi Su, Turkish singer-songwriter (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | William Lederer, American soldier and author (d. 2009) |
| 1912 | Herbert Tichy, Austrian geologist, author, and mountaineer (d. 1987) |
| 1912 | Fritz Fischer, German physician (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Vic Hey, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Bayard Rustin, American activist (d. 1987) |
| 1912 | Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, German astronomer and academic (d. 1954) |
| 1912 | Sergiu Celibidache, Romanian conductor and composer (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | John Curtis Gowan, American psychologist and academic (d. 1986) |
| 1912 | John H. Michaelis, American general (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Pope John Paul I, Catholic pope from August 1978- September 1978 (d. 1978) |
| 1912 | Dorothy Height, African-American educator and activist (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | René Toribio, Guadeloupean politician (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | Saadat Hasan Manto, Indian-Pakistani author and screenwriter (d. 1955) |
| 1912 | Jack Marshall, New Zealand colonel, lawyer, and politician, 28th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1988) |
| 1913 | Jean-Michel Atlan, Algerian-French painter (d. 1960) |
| 1912 | Jacques de Bourbon-Busset, French author and politician (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Adile Ayda, Turkish engineer and diplomat (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Otto Kretschmer, German admiral (d. 1998) |