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 | Richard Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Louis Paul Boon, Flemish journalist and author (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Nellie Lutcher, American singer and pianist (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Kathleen Ferrier, English operatic singer (d. 1953) |
| 1912 | James Algar, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Willie Hall, English international footballer (d. 1967) |
| 1912 | Pat Nixon, First Lady of the United States (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Barry Sullivan, American actor (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Martha Scott, American actress (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Tetsuji Takechi, Japanese theatrical and film director, critic, and author (d. 1988) |
| 1913 | Richard Nixon, American commander, lawyer, and politician, 37th President of the United States (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Toe Blake, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Habib Elghanian, Iranian businessman (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Pannalal Patel, Indian author (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Princess Caroline Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1983) |
| 1913 | Norman Dello Joio, American organist and composer (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Dean Rockwell, American commander, wrestler, and coach (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | John Cheever, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Minnie Pearl, American entertainer and philanthropist (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Peter Walker, English race car driver (d. 1984) |
| 1912 | Ruth Osburn, American discus thrower (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Bayard Rustin, American activist (d. 1987) |
| 1912 | Arline Judge, American actress and singer (d. 1974) |
| 1912 | André Laurendeau, Canadian journalist, playwright, and politician (d. 1968) |
| 1912 | Maksim Tank, Belarusian poet, journalist, and translator (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Millicent Selsam, American author and academic (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Otto von Habsburg, the last Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | William Baziotes, American painter and academic (d. 1963) |
| 1913 | W. Cleon Skousen, American author and academic (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Virgil Fox, American organist and composer (d. 1980) |