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 Frank Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (d. 1985)
1912 Theodore Marier, American composer and educator, founded the Boston Archdiocesan Choir School (d. 2001)
1912 Albert Chartier, Canadian illustrator (d. 2004)
1912 Edward Short, Baron Glenamara, English captain and politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 2012)
1912 János Kádár, Hungarian mechanic and politician, 46th Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 1989)
1912 Lady Bird Johnson, American beautification activist; 38th First Lady of the United States (d. 2007)
1912 Essie Summers, New Zealand author (d. 1998)
1912 Jack Torrance, American shot putter and football player (d. 1969)
1913 Loretta Young, American actress (d. 2000)
1912 Saadat Hasan Manto, Indian-Pakistani author and screenwriter (d. 1955)
1912 Richard Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1992)
1912 Wernher von Braun, German-American physicist and engineer (d. 1977)
1912 Clifford Hansen, American rancher and politician, 26th Governor of Wyoming (d. 2009)
1912 John Frost, Indian-English general (d. 1993)
1912 Gerald Emmett Carter, Canadian cardinal (d. 2003)
1912 Henry Katzman, American pianist, composer, and painter (d. 2001)
1912 István Örkény, Hungarian author and playwright (d. 1979)
1912 María Luisa Dehesa Gómez Farías, Mexican architect (d. 2009)
1912 Lev Kopelev, Ukrainian-German author and academic (d. 1997)
1912 Luigi Raimondi, Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (d. 1975)
1912 Irving Layton, Romanian-Canadian poet and academic (d. 2006)
1912 Fritz Hellwig, German politician (d. 2017)
1912 Jacques de Bourbon-Busset, French author and politician (d. 2001)
1912 Bernard Delfgaauw, Dutch philosopher and academic (d. 1993)
1912 Karl Malden, American actor (d. 2009)
1913 Edward Gierek, Polish lawyer and politician (d. 2001)
1913 Poul Reichhardt, Danish actor and singer (d. 1985)
1912 Salvador Luria, Italian-American microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991)
1912 Nellie Lutcher, American singer and pianist (d. 2007)
1912 Hound Dog Taylor, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1975)