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) |