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 | Wendy Hiller, English actress (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Gerald Emmett Carter, Canadian cardinal (d. 2003) |
| 1913 | Poul Reichhardt, Danish actor and singer (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Bill Cowley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Alexander Liberman, Russian-American publisher, painter, photographer, and sculptor (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Gego, German-Venezuelan sculptor and academic (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | János Kádár, Hungarian mechanic and politician, 46th Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | June Havoc, American actress, singer and dancer (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Raymonde Allain, French model and actress (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Sohn Kee-chung, South Korean runner (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Chuck Jones, American animator, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | David Packard, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Hewlett-Packard (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | William Congdon, American-Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Stylianos Pattakos, Greek general and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2016) |
| 1912 | Frank Thomas, American voice actor, animator, and screenwriter (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Peta Taylor, English cricketer (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Ruhi Su, Turkish singer-songwriter (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Richard Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Anthony Buckeridge, English author (d. 2004) |
| 1913 | Rex Ingamells, Australian author and poet (d. 1955) |
| 1912 | Marina Raskova, Russian pilot and navigator (d. 1943) |
| 1912 | E. R. Braithwaite, Guyanese novelist, writer, teacher, and diplomat (d. 2016) |
| 1912 | David Raksin, American composer and educator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Minnie Pearl, American entertainer and philanthropist (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Eric Sevareid, American journalist (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Henry Jones, American actor (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Palle Huld, Danish actor (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Jean Vilar, French actor and director (d. 1971) |
| 1912 | Murray Golden, American television director (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | Hamengkubuwono IX, Indonesian politician, 2nd Vice President of Indonesia (d. 1988) |