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 | Igor Troubetzkoy, Russian aristocrat and race car driver (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Alois Brunner, Austrian-German SS officer (d. 2001 or 2010) |
| 1912 | Herbert Tichy, Austrian geologist, author, and mountaineer (d. 1987) |
| 1912 | Archibald Cox, American lawyer and politician, 31st United States Solicitor General (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau, Canadian poet and painter (d. 1943) |
| 1912 | Anthony Buckeridge, English author (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Reta Shaw, American actress (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Eric Sevareid, American journalist (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Garson Kanin, American director and screenwriter (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Pannalal Patel, Indian author (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., American general and pilot (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Eleanor Powell, American actress and dancer (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Erich Honecker, German politician (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Louis Paul Boon, Flemish journalist and author (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Zohra Sehgal, Indian actress, dancer, and choreographer (d. 2014) |
| 1912 | John Curtis Gowan, American psychologist and academic (d. 1986) |
| 1912 | Fernando Belaúnde Terry, Peruvian architect and politician, 85th President of Peru (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Henry Jonsson, Swedish runner (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Jack Owens, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Maurice Bellemare, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Joan Sanderson, English actress (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Arsenio Lacson, Filipino journalist and politician, Mayor of Manila (d. 1962) |
| 1912 | Don Byas, American saxophonist and educator (d. 1972) |
| 1912 | David Raksin, American composer and educator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Axel Springer, German journalist and publisher, founded Axel Springer AG (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Muhammad Shamsul Huq, Bangladeshi academic and former Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Thomas C. Mann, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to El Salvador (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Ruth Osburn, American discus thrower (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Eleanor Cameron, Canadian-American author and critic (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Carlos "Botong" Francisco, Filipino painter (d. 1969) |