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 | Hugh Watt, Australian-New Zealand engineer and politician, Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Kaneto Shindo, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | John Cage, American composer and theorist (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Pappy Boyington, American colonel and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | Millicent Selsam, American author and academic (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Daniel Jones, Welsh captain and composer (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | George Johnston, Australian journalist and author (d. 1970) |
| 1912 | Émile Peynaud, French oenologist and academic (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Enoch Powell, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Health (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Morris Louis, American painter (d. 1962) |
| 1912 | Ram Vilas Sharma, Indian poet and critic (d. 2000) |
| 1912 | María de la Cruz, Chilean journalist and activist (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Robert Lewis Taylor, American author (d. 1998) |
| 1913 | Gustáv Husák, Slovak politician, 9th President of Czechoslovakia (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | William T. Cahill, American lawyer and politician, 46th Governor of New Jersey (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Herb Narvo, Australian rugby league player, coach, and boxer (d. 1958) |
| 1912 | Molly Yard, American feminist (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Bill Roberts, English sprinter and soldier (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Karl Adam, German rowing coach (d. 1976) |
| 1913 | Eugène Brands, Dutch painter (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Amy Patterson, Argentine composer, singer, poet, and teacher (d. 2019) |
| 1913 | Anna Lee, English-American actress (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau, Canadian poet and painter (d. 1943) |
| 1912 | John Cheever, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Peter Leo Gerety, American prelate (d. 2016) |
| 1912 | Minnie Pearl, American entertainer and philanthropist (d. 1996) |
| 1913 | Witold Lutosławski, Polish composer and conductor (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Minoru Yamasaki, American architect, designed the World Trade Center (d. 1986) |
| 1912 | Dean Rockwell, American commander, wrestler, and coach (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | William Baziotes, American painter and academic (d. 1963) |