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 Vadim Salmanov, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1978)
1912 Les Brown, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2001)
1912 Gil Evans, Canadian-American pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1988)
1912 A. Bertram Chandler, English-Australian author (d. 1984)
1912 Palle Huld, Danish actor (d. 2010)
1912 Otto von Habsburg, the last Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary (d. 2011)
1912 Maksim Tank, Belarusian poet, journalist, and translator (d. 1995)
1912 Eve Arnold, Russian-American photojournalist (d. 2012)
1912 Virginia MacWatters, American soprano and actress (d. 2005)
1912 W. Willard Wirtz, American lawyer and politician, 10th United States Secretary of Labor (d. 2010)
1912 Lev Kopelev, Ukrainian-German author and academic (d. 1997)
1912 Mohammad Hassan Ganji, Iranian meteorologist and academic (d. 2012)
1912 Herman Johannes, Indonesian scientist, academic, and politician (d. 1992)
1912 John Cheever, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1982)
1912 Henry Jonsson, Swedish runner (d. 2001)
1912 Richard C. Miller, American photographer (d. 2010)
1912 Saul Chaplin, American composer (d. 1997)
1912 María Luisa Dehesa Gómez Farías, Mexican architect (d. 2009)
1912 Carlos Guastavino, Argentine composer (d. 2000)
1912 Muhammad Shamsul Huq, Bangladeshi academic and former Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2006)
1912 Jack Cowie, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1994)
1912 Gordon Parks, American photographer and director (d. 2006)
1912 Saadat Hasan Manto, Indian-Pakistani author and screenwriter (d. 1955)
1912 Morris Louis, American painter (d. 1962)
1912 Harald Keres, Estonian physicist and academic (d. 2010)
1912 Brian Johnston, English sportscaster and author (d. 1994)
1912 Enrique Garcia, Argentine footballer (d. 1969)
1912 Earl Bostic, African-American saxophonist (d. 1965)
1912 Nigel Patrick, English actor and director (d. 1981)
1913 Alexander Marinesko, Ukrainian-Russian lieutenant (d. 1963)