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 | Lady Bird Johnson, American beautification activist; 38th First Lady of the United States (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Sohn Kee-chung, South Korean runner (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Minoru Yamasaki, American architect, designed the World Trade Center (d. 1986) |
| 1912 | David Brand, Australian politician, 19th Premier of Western Australia (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Art Linkletter, Canadian-American radio and television host (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Robert Doisneau, French photographer and journalist (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Irving Layton, Romanian-Canadian poet and academic (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Richard Doll, English physiologist and epidemiologist (d. 2005) |
| 1913 | Johnny Mize, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Abdelkader Ben Bouali, French footballer (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Dean Amadon, American ornithologist and author (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Vadim Salmanov, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1978) |
| 1912 | Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, German physicist and philosopher (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Melita Norwood, English civil servant and spy (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Doris Duke, American art collector and philanthropist (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, British abstract painter (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Hanna Reitsch, German soldier and pilot (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Jean Françaix, French pianist and composer (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Marten Toonder, Dutch comic strip creator (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Mary McCarthy, American novelist and critic (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | A. E. van Vogt, Canadian-American author (d. 2000) |
| 1912 | Silviu Bindea, Romanian footballer (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Walter Sisulu, South African politician (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Tetsuji Takechi, Japanese theatrical and film director, critic, and author (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | Albert Chartier, Canadian illustrator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Victor Beaumont, German-English actor (d. 1977) |
| 1913 | Rudolf Wanderone, American professional pocket billiards player (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Anna J. Harrison, American organic chemist and academic (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Toe Blake, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Bernard Joseph McLaughlin, American bishop (d. 2015) |