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.
When is the Chinese Year of the Rat?
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 Mills Purcell, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Tung-Yen Lin, Chinese-American engineer, designed the Guandu Bridge (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Pope John Paul I, Catholic pope from August 1978- September 1978 (d. 1978) |
| 1912 | Dale Evans, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | John Cage, American composer and theorist (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Kusumagraj, Indian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Hilda Nickson, English author (d. 1977) |
| 1913 | Anna Lee, English-American actress (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Basappa Danappa Jatti, Indian lawyer and politician, 5th Vice President of India (d. 2002) |
| 1913 | Rex Ingamells, Australian author and poet (d. 1955) |
| 1912 | Yi Wu, Japanese-Korean colonel (d. 1945) |
| 1913 | Giannis Papaioannou, Greek composer (d. 1972) |
| 1912 | Glenn T. Seaborg, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Carlos Guastavino, Argentine composer (d. 2000) |
| 1912 | Luiz Gonzaga, Brazilian singer-songwriter and accordion player (d. 1989) |
| 1913 | Lloyd Bridges, American actor (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Ollie Johnston, American animator and voice actor (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Peta Taylor, English cricketer (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Eve Arnold, Russian-American photojournalist (d. 2012) |
| 1913 | Malietoa Tanumafili II, Samoan ruler (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Bernard Joseph McLaughlin, American bishop (d. 2015) |
| 1913 | Rudolf Wanderone, American professional pocket billiards player (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | George Johnston, Australian journalist and author (d. 1970) |
| 1912 | Nellie Lutcher, American singer and pianist (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Murray Golden, American television director (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | Jay Silverheels, Canadian-American actor (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Jack Torrance, American shot putter and football player (d. 1969) |
| 1912 | Henry Katzman, American pianist, composer, and painter (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Ruth Osburn, American discus thrower (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Frank Malina, American engineer and painter (d. 1981) |