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 | Ben Hogan, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 1997) |
| 1913 | Rex Ingamells, Australian author and poet (d. 1955) |
| 1912 | George Johnston, Australian journalist and author (d. 1970) |
| 1912 | Amy Patterson, Argentine composer, singer, poet, and teacher (d. 2019) |
| 1912 | John Le Mesurier, English actor (d. 1983) |
| 1912 | Don Gutteridge, American baseball player and manager (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Bayard Rustin, American activist (d. 1987) |
| 1912 | Toe Blake, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Barry Sullivan, American actor (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Alfred Klingler, German field handballer |
| 1912 | Heinrich Harrer, Austrian geographer and mountaineer (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Vic Hey, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Saadat Hasan Manto, Indian-Pakistani author and screenwriter (d. 1955) |
| 1912 | John Levy, American bassist and businessman (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | René Toribio, Guadeloupean politician (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | Tung-Yen Lin, Chinese-American engineer, designed the Guandu Bridge (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Axel Springer, German journalist and publisher, founded Axel Springer AG (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Johnny Checketts, New Zealand flying ace of the Second World War (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Bill Cowley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Muhammad Shamsul Huq, Bangladeshi academic and former Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Gene Kelly, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | John Frost, Indian-English general (d. 1993) |
| 1913 | Don Hutson, American football player and coach (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Ingolf Dahl, German-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1970) |
| 1912 | Raphael Blau, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | György Sándor, Hungarian pianist and composer (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Charles Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax, British peer, Conservative politician (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Anthony Buckeridge, English author (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Robert Simpson, American meteorologist and author (d. 2014) |
| 1912 | Mary McCarthy, American novelist and critic (d. 1989) |