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 |
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| 1912 | Edward Short, Baron Glenamara, English captain and politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Håkon Stenstadvold, Norwegian painter, illustrator, and critic (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Maksim Tank, Belarusian poet, journalist, and translator (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Richard Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Arthur Berger, American composer and educator (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Vernon Elliott, English bassoon player, composer, and conductor (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Otto Ernst Remer, German general (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | John Payne, American actor (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Julius Axelrod, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Ted Drake, English footballer and manager (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Geoffrey Baker, English Field Marshal and Chief of the General Staff of the British Army (d. 1980) |
| 1913 | Ray Stehr, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1983) |
| 1912 | Adile Ayda, Turkish engineer and diplomat (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Dean Rockwell, American commander, wrestler, and coach (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Kathleen Ferrier, English operatic singer (d. 1953) |
| 1912 | Barbara Hutton, American philanthropist (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Jean Vilar, French actor and director (d. 1971) |
| 1912 | Afro Basaldella, Italian painter and academic (d. 1976) |
| 1912 | Les Brown, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Herb Narvo, Australian rugby league player, coach, and boxer (d. 1958) |
| 1912 | Irena Kwiatkowska, Polish actress (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Kaneto Shindō, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Ingolf Dahl, German-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1970) |
| 1913 | Mehmet Shehu, Albanian soldier and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Albania (d. 1981) |
| 1913 | Lloyd Bridges, American actor (d. 1998) |
| 1913 | Witold Lutosławski, Polish composer and conductor (d. 1994) |
| 1913 | Alexander Marinesko, Ukrainian-Russian lieutenant (d. 1963) |
| 1912 | E. R. Braithwaite, Guyanese novelist, writer, teacher, and diplomat (d. 2016) |
| 1912 | Kristina Söderbaum, Swedish-German actress and photographer (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner, American inventor (d. 2006) |