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 |
|---|---|
| 1912 | Henry Katzman, American pianist, composer, and painter (d. 2001) |
| 1913 | Mehmet Shehu, Albanian soldier and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Albania (d. 1981) |
| 1912 | Pedro Armendáriz, Mexican-American actor (d. 1963) |
| 1912 | Dorothy Janis, American actress (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Minnie Pearl, American entertainer and philanthropist (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Nancy Wake, New Zealand-English captain (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Elias Degiannis, Greek commander (d. 1943) |
| 1912 | John Toland, American historian and author (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Frank Dilio, Canadian businessman (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Alexander Liberman, Russian-American publisher, painter, photographer, and sculptor (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | W. E. D. Ross, Canadian actor, playwright, and author (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Gordon Parks, American photographer and director (d. 2006) |
| 1913 | Eugène Brands, Dutch painter (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Dorothy Eden, New Zealand-English author (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | John Cheever, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Marta Eggerth, Hungarian-American actress and singer (d. 2013) |
| 1912 | Preston Smith, American businessman and politician, Governor of Texas (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Karl Adam, German rowing coach (d. 1976) |
| 1912 | Bernard Delfgaauw, Dutch philosopher and academic (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Albert Chartier, Canadian illustrator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Don Siegel, American director and producer (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | Eric Sevareid, American journalist (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Woody Guthrie, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1967) |
| 1912 | Perry Como, American singer and television host (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Theodore Marier, American composer and educator, founded the Boston Archdiocesan Choir School (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Enrique Garcia, Argentine footballer (d. 1969) |
| 1912 | John Cage, American composer and theorist (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Art Gilmore, American voice actor and announcer (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | John Curtis Gowan, American psychologist and academic (d. 1986) |
| 1912 | Richard C. Miller, American photographer (d. 2010) |