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 W. Graham Claytor, Jr. American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 15th United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 1994)
1912 James Algar, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1998)
1912 Ben Hogan, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 1997)
1912 M. H. Abrams, American author, critic, and academic (d. 2015)
1912 Kim Il-sung, North Korean general and politician, 1st Supreme Leader of North Korea (d. 1994)
1912 José Pablo Moncayo, Mexican pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1958)
1912 György Sándor, Hungarian pianist and composer (d. 2005)
1912 Peter Gellhorn, German conductor (music) (d. 2004)
1912 Sonny Boy Williamson II, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player (d. 1965)
1912 Elias Degiannis, Greek commander (d. 1943)
1912 María Luisa Dehesa Gómez Farías, Mexican architect (d. 2009)
1912 Dorothy Janis, American actress (d. 2010)
1912 Erwin Bauer, German race car driver (d. 1958)
1912 Dorothy Eden, New Zealand-English author (d. 1982)
1912 Georg Solti, Hungarian-English conductor and director (d. 1997)
1912 Agnes Martin, Canadian-American painter and educator (d. 2004)
1912 Axel Springer, German journalist and publisher, founded Axel Springer AG (d. 1985)
1913 Gustáv Husák, Slovak politician, 9th President of Czechoslovakia (d. 1991)
1912 David Brand, Australian politician, 19th Premier of Western Australia (d. 1979)
1913 Jean-Michel Atlan, Algerian-French painter (d. 1960)
1912 Odette Hallowes, French soldier and spy (d. 1995)
1912 Arline Judge, American actress and singer (d. 1974)
1912 Billy Raimondi, American baseball player (d. 2010)
1912 Perkins Bass, American lawyer and politician (d. 2011)
1912 Jack Cowie, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1994)
1912 Dean Amadon, American ornithologist and author (d. 2003)
1912 Joseph Stein, American playwright and author (d. 2010)
1912 A. E. van Vogt, Canadian-American author (d. 2000)
1912 Milt Bocek, American baseball player (d. 2007)
1912 Yi Wu, Japanese-Korean colonel (d. 1945)