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 | Karl Adam, German rowing coach (d. 1976) |
| 1912 | Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Pakistani linguist, author, and critic (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Carlo Ponti, Italian-Swiss film producer (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | John Payne, American actor (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | E. R. Braithwaite, Guyanese novelist, writer, teacher, and diplomat (d. 2016) |
| 1912 | A. Bertram Chandler, English-Australian author (d. 1984) |
| 1912 | Daniel Jones, Welsh captain and composer (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Studs Terkel, American historian and author (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Les Brown, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Archibald Cox, American lawyer and politician, 31st United States Solicitor General (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Jean Françaix, French pianist and composer (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Wendy Hiller, English actress (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Arthur Berger, American composer and educator (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Kim Il-sung, North Korean general and politician, 1st Supreme Leader of North Korea (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Marcel Camus, French director and screenwriter (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Dorothy Height, African-American educator and activist (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Patrick White, Australian novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | Julius Axelrod, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004) |
| 1913 | Rex Ingamells, Australian author and poet (d. 1955) |
| 1912 | Henry Armstrong, American boxer (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | Nancy Wake, New Zealand-English captain (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Herbert C. Brown, English-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Enrique Garcia, Argentine footballer (d. 1969) |
| 1912 | Carlos Guastavino, Argentine composer (d. 2000) |
| 1912 | David Brand, Australian politician, 19th Premier of Western Australia (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Virginia MacWatters, American soprano and actress (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Giff Vivian, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1983) |
| 1912 | Saadat Hasan Manto, Indian-Pakistani author and screenwriter (d. 1955) |
| 1912 | Glenn T. Seaborg, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Hilda Nickson, English author (d. 1977) |