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.
When is the Chinese Year of the Rat?
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 |
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| 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) |