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.
When is the Chinese Year of the Rat?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1912 | Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, German astronomer and academic (d. 1954) |
| 1912 | Theodore Marier, American composer and educator, founded the Boston Archdiocesan Choir School (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Henry Jones, American actor (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Essie Summers, New Zealand author (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | David Raksin, American composer and educator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Raphael Blau, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | George Emmett, English cricketer and coach (d. 1976) |
| 1912 | Amy Patterson, Argentine composer, singer, poet, and teacher (d. 2019) |
| 1912 | Perkins Bass, American lawyer and politician (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Garson Kanin, American director and screenwriter (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, British abstract painter (d. 2004) |
| 1913 | Victor Mature, American actor (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Kenny Baker, American singer and actor (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Samuel Fuller, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | John Le Mesurier, English actor (d. 1983) |
| 1912 | Ludwig Bölkow, German engineer (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Wernher von Braun, German-American physicist and engineer (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Nigel Patrick, English actor and director (d. 1981) |
| 1912 | Eve Arnold, Russian-American photojournalist (d. 2012) |
| 1913 | Juanita Jackson Mitchell, American lawyer and activist (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Perry Como, American singer and television host (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Michael Wilding, English actor (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Kurt Sanderling, Polish-German conductor (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Ben Hogan, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Chen Dayu, Chinese painter and calligrapher (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Mary Wesley, English author (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Jack Marshall, New Zealand colonel, lawyer, and politician, 28th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | Arsenio Lacson, Filipino journalist and politician, Mayor of Manila (d. 1962) |
| 1912 | Billy Raimondi, American baseball player (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Bill Cowley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1993) |