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 | Woody Guthrie, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1967) |
| 1912 | Pierre Boulle, French soldier and author (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Herbert Mataré, German physicist and academic (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Tung-Yen Lin, Chinese-American engineer, designed the Guandu Bridge (d. 2003) |
| 1913 | Wally Parks, American businessman, founded the National Hot Rod Association (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau, Canadian poet and painter (d. 1943) |
| 1912 | Barry Sullivan, American actor (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Morris Louis, American painter (d. 1962) |
| 1912 | Ben Hogan, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Kurt Sanderling, Polish-German conductor (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Chien-Shiung Wu, Chinese-American experimental physicist (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Charles Schneeman, American soldier and illustrator (d. 1972) |
| 1912 | Jean Françaix, French pianist and composer (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | György Sándor, Hungarian pianist and composer (d. 2005) |
| 1913 | Carl F. H. Henry, American theologian and publisher (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Victor Beaumont, German-English actor (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Billy Raimondi, American baseball player (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Kate Simon, American travel writer (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., American general and pilot (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | George Johnston, Australian journalist and author (d. 1970) |
| 1912 | Molly Yard, American feminist (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | René Toribio, Guadeloupean politician (d. 1990) |
| 1913 | Edward Gierek, Polish lawyer and politician (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Palle Huld, Danish actor (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Studs Terkel, American historian and author (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Chuck Jones, American animator, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Sohn Kee-chung, South Korean runner (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Samuel Fuller, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Otto von Habsburg, the last Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Dorothy Eden, New Zealand-English author (d. 1982) |