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 | W. Graham Claytor, Jr. American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 15th United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | James Algar, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Ben Hogan, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | M. H. Abrams, American author, critic, and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1912 | Kim Il-sung, North Korean general and politician, 1st Supreme Leader of North Korea (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | José Pablo Moncayo, Mexican pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1958) |
| 1912 | György Sándor, Hungarian pianist and composer (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Peter Gellhorn, German conductor (music) (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Sonny Boy Williamson II, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player (d. 1965) |
| 1912 | Elias Degiannis, Greek commander (d. 1943) |
| 1912 | María Luisa Dehesa Gómez Farías, Mexican architect (d. 2009) |
| 1912 | Dorothy Janis, American actress (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Erwin Bauer, German race car driver (d. 1958) |
| 1912 | Dorothy Eden, New Zealand-English author (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Georg Solti, Hungarian-English conductor and director (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Agnes Martin, Canadian-American painter and educator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Axel Springer, German journalist and publisher, founded Axel Springer AG (d. 1985) |
| 1913 | Gustáv Husák, Slovak politician, 9th President of Czechoslovakia (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | David Brand, Australian politician, 19th Premier of Western Australia (d. 1979) |
| 1913 | Jean-Michel Atlan, Algerian-French painter (d. 1960) |
| 1912 | Odette Hallowes, French soldier and spy (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Arline Judge, American actress and singer (d. 1974) |
| 1912 | Billy Raimondi, American baseball player (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Perkins Bass, American lawyer and politician (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Jack Cowie, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Dean Amadon, American ornithologist and author (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Joseph Stein, American playwright and author (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | A. E. van Vogt, Canadian-American author (d. 2000) |
| 1912 | Milt Bocek, American baseball player (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Yi Wu, Japanese-Korean colonel (d. 1945) |