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 |
|---|---|
| 1913 | Richard Nixon, American commander, lawyer, and politician, 37th President of the United States (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Bill Roberts, English sprinter and soldier (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Leslie Johnson, English race car driver (d. 1959) |
| 1912 | Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, German physicist and philosopher (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Salvador Luria, Italian-American microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | Maksim Tank, Belarusian poet, journalist, and translator (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Charles Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax, British peer, Conservative politician (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Kazimierz Leski, Polish pilot and engineer (d. 2000) |
| 1912 | Bernard Joseph McLaughlin, American bishop (d. 2015) |
| 1912 | Monty Stratton, American baseball player and coach (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Maurice Bellemare, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Abbé Pierre, French priest and humanitarian (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | David Brand, Australian politician, 19th Premier of Western Australia (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Louis Paul Boon, Flemish journalist and author (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Gordon Parks, American photographer and director (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Herb Narvo, Australian rugby league player, coach, and boxer (d. 1958) |
| 1912 | Essie Summers, New Zealand author (d. 1998) |
| 1913 | Eugène Brands, Dutch painter (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Barbara Hutton, American philanthropist (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Judah Nadich, American colonel and rabbi (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Brian Johnston, English sportscaster and author (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Afro Basaldella, Italian painter and academic (d. 1976) |
| 1913 | Norman Dello Joio, American organist and composer (d. 2008) |
| 1913 | Miriam Hyde, Australian pianist and composer (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Milton Friedman, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Hanna Reitsch, German soldier and pilot (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | János Kádár, Hungarian mechanic and politician, 46th Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish architect and diplomat (d. 1947) |
| 1912 | Jean Françaix, French pianist and composer (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Wayne Barlow, American organist, composer, and director (d. 1996) |