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 Edward Short, Baron Glenamara, English captain and politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 2012)
1912 Håkon Stenstadvold, Norwegian painter, illustrator, and critic (d. 1977)
1912 Maksim Tank, Belarusian poet, journalist, and translator (d. 1995)
1912 Richard Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1992)
1912 Arthur Berger, American composer and educator (d. 2003)
1912 Vernon Elliott, English bassoon player, composer, and conductor (d. 1996)
1912 Otto Ernst Remer, German general (d. 1997)
1912 John Payne, American actor (d. 1989)
1912 Julius Axelrod, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)
1912 Ted Drake, English footballer and manager (d. 1995)
1912 Geoffrey Baker, English Field Marshal and Chief of the General Staff of the British Army (d. 1980)
1913 Ray Stehr, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1983)
1912 Adile Ayda, Turkish engineer and diplomat (d. 1992)
1912 Dean Rockwell, American commander, wrestler, and coach (d. 2005)
1912 Kathleen Ferrier, English operatic singer (d. 1953)
1912 Barbara Hutton, American philanthropist (d. 1979)
1912 Jean Vilar, French actor and director (d. 1971)
1912 Afro Basaldella, Italian painter and academic (d. 1976)
1912 Les Brown, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2001)
1912 Herb Narvo, Australian rugby league player, coach, and boxer (d. 1958)
1912 Irena Kwiatkowska, Polish actress (d. 2011)
1912 Kaneto Shindō, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)
1912 Ingolf Dahl, German-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1970)
1913 Mehmet Shehu, Albanian soldier and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Albania (d. 1981)
1913 Lloyd Bridges, American actor (d. 1998)
1913 Witold Lutosławski, Polish composer and conductor (d. 1994)
1913 Alexander Marinesko, Ukrainian-Russian lieutenant (d. 1963)
1912 E. R. Braithwaite, Guyanese novelist, writer, teacher, and diplomat (d. 2016)
1912 Kristina Söderbaum, Swedish-German actress and photographer (d. 2001)
1912 Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner, American inventor (d. 2006)