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.
When is the Chinese Year of the Rat?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1912 | Raphael Blau, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | David Raksin, American composer and educator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Sam Snead, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Princess Caroline Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1983) |
| 1912 | Henry Jonsson, Swedish runner (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Peta Taylor, English cricketer (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Géza Ottlik, Hungarian mathematician and theorist (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | Geoffrey Baker, English Field Marshal and Chief of the General Staff of the British Army (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Teddy Wilson, American pianist and educator (d. 1986) |
| 1912 | Wilfrid Brambell, Irish actor and performer (d. 1985) |
| 1913 | Rudolf Wanderone, American professional pocket billiards player (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Robert Simpson, American meteorologist and author (d. 2014) |
| 1912 | Alan Turing, English mathematician and computer scientist (d. 1954) |
| 1912 | Tetsuji Takechi, Japanese theatrical and film director, critic, and author (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | Dan Reeves, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1971) |
| 1913 | Miriam Hyde, Australian pianist and composer (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Art Gilmore, American voice actor and announcer (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Meldrim Thomson Jr., American publisher and politician, Governor of New Hampshire (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Kazimierz Leski, Polish pilot and engineer (d. 2000) |
| 1912 | Maurice Bellemare, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Hilda Nickson, English author (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Muhammad Shamsul Huq, Bangladeshi academic and former Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Bernard Delfgaauw, Dutch philosopher and academic (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | W. Willard Wirtz, American lawyer and politician, 10th United States Secretary of Labor (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Wayne Barlow, American organist, composer, and director (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Frank Dilio, Canadian businessman (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Irving Layton, Romanian-Canadian poet and academic (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Jean Lesage, Canadian lawyer and politician, 11th Premier of Quebec (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Kim Il-sung, North Korean general and politician, 1st Supreme Leader of North Korea (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Robert Jacobsen, Danish sculptor and painter (d. 1993) |