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 | Carlo Ponti, Italian-Swiss film producer (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Adile Ayda, Turkish engineer and diplomat (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Jehan Buhan, French fencer (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Grigoris Lambrakis, Greek physician and politician (d. 1963) |
| 1912 | Bill Brown, Australian cricketer (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Luiz Gonzaga, Brazilian singer-songwriter and accordion player (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Syd Hoff, American author and illustrator (d. 2004) |
| 1913 | Witold Lutosławski, Polish composer and conductor (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Maurice K. Goddard, American colonel and politician (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Erich Honecker, German politician (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Jorge Amado, Brazilian novelist and poet (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Carlos "Botong" Francisco, Filipino painter (d. 1969) |
| 1912 | Garson Kanin, American director and screenwriter (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Alois Brunner, Austrian-German SS officer (d. 2001 or 2010) |
| 1913 | Wally Parks, American businessman, founded the National Hot Rod Association (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Julia Child, American chef and author (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Peter Leo Gerety, American prelate (d. 2016) |
| 1912 | George Emil Palade, Romanian-American biologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Kusumagraj, Indian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Kaneto Shindō, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Elias Degiannis, Greek commander (d. 1943) |
| 1912 | Herbert Tichy, Austrian geologist, author, and mountaineer (d. 1987) |
| 1912 | Jacques Hélian, French bandleader (d. 1986) |
| 1912 | Gerald Emmett Carter, Canadian cardinal (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Don Siegel, American director and producer (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | Gene Kelly, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Meldrim Thomson Jr., American publisher and politician, Governor of New Hampshire (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Ferdinand Leitner, German conductor and composer (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Princess Caroline Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1983) |
| 1912 | Jack Torrance, American shot putter and football player (d. 1969) |