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 | Fritz Hellwig, German politician (d. 2017) |
| 1912 | Vadim Salmanov, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1978) |
| 1912 | Millicent Selsam, American author and academic (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, German physicist and philosopher (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Anna J. Harrison, American organic chemist and academic (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | George Johnston, Australian journalist and author (d. 1970) |
| 1912 | Jay Silverheels, Canadian-American actor (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Jean Lesage, Canadian lawyer and politician, 11th Premier of Quebec (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Thomas C. Mann, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to El Salvador (d. 1999) |
| 1913 | Henry Bauchau, Belgian psychoanalyst and author (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Arline Judge, American actress and singer (d. 1974) |
| 1912 | Kristina Söderbaum, Swedish-German actress and photographer (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Kenny Baker, American singer and actor (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Barbara Hutton, American philanthropist (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Louis Paul Boon, Flemish journalist and author (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Studs Terkel, American historian and author (d. 2008) |
| 1913 | Jimmy Van Heusen, American pianist and composer (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | Dorothy Eden, New Zealand-English author (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Nancy Wake, New Zealand-English captain (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Melita Norwood, English civil servant and spy (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Richard Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | René Toribio, Guadeloupean politician (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | Hamengkubuwono IX, Indonesian politician, 2nd Vice President of Indonesia (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | Abbé Pierre, French priest and humanitarian (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Raphael Blau, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Maurice K. Goddard, American colonel and politician (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Michelangelo Antonioni, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Sergiu Celibidache, Romanian conductor and composer (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Nellie Lutcher, American singer and pianist (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Tung-Yen Lin, Chinese-American engineer, designed the Guandu Bridge (d. 2003) |