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 | John Cheever, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Jacques Hélian, French bandleader (d. 1986) |
| 1912 | Lady Bird Johnson, American beautification activist; 38th First Lady of the United States (d. 2007) |
| 1913 | Malietoa Tanumafili II, Samoan ruler (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Mary Wesley, English author (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Richard Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Les Brown, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2001) |
| 1913 | Victor Mature, American actor (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Milt Bocek, American baseball player (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Wayne Barlow, American organist, composer, and director (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Virgil Fox, American organist and composer (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Archibald Cox, American lawyer and politician, 31st United States Solicitor General (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Vishnu Prabhakar, Indian author and playwright (d. 2009) |
| 1912 | Mohammad Hassan Ganji, Iranian meteorologist and academic (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Wolfgang Suschitzky, Austrian-English cinematographer and photographer (d. 2016) |
| 1912 | Vernon Elliott, English bassoon player, composer, and conductor (d. 1996) |
| 1913 | Poul Reichhardt, Danish actor and singer (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Clifford Hansen, American rancher and politician, 26th Governor of Wyoming (d. 2009) |
| 1912 | Otto Kretschmer, German admiral (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Arsenio Lacson, Filipino journalist and politician, Mayor of Manila (d. 1962) |
| 1912 | William Congdon, American-Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Ingolf Dahl, German-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1970) |
| 1912 | Enrique Garcia, Argentine footballer (d. 1969) |
| 1912 | John Levy, American bassist and businessman (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Habib Elghanian, Iranian businessman (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Brian Johnston, English sportscaster and author (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Herbert Tichy, Austrian geologist, author, and mountaineer (d. 1987) |
| 1912 | Kusumagraj, Indian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Wernher von Braun, German-American physicist and engineer (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Stylianos Pattakos, Greek general and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2016) |