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 |
|---|---|
| 1912 | Jacques de Bourbon-Busset, French author and politician (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Basappa Danappa Jatti, Indian lawyer and politician, 5th Vice President of India (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Gego, German-Venezuelan sculptor and academic (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Bill Cowley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Jean Vilar, French actor and director (d. 1971) |
| 1912 | Ted Drake, English footballer and manager (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Kim Il-sung, North Korean general and politician, 1st Supreme Leader of North Korea (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Jack Marshall, New Zealand colonel, lawyer, and politician, 28th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | William T. Cahill, American lawyer and politician, 46th Governor of New Jersey (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | David Brand, Australian politician, 19th Premier of Western Australia (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Ben Hogan, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Daniel Jones, Welsh captain and composer (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Garson Kanin, American director and screenwriter (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Ruhi Su, Turkish singer-songwriter (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Odette Hallowes, French soldier and spy (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Mary McCarthy, American novelist and critic (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Michael Wilding, English actor (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Harald Keres, Estonian physicist and academic (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Gloria Guinness, Mexican journalist (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Ludwig Bölkow, German engineer (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Milton Friedman, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Glenn Morris, American decathlete (d. 1974) |
| 1912 | Albert Chartier, Canadian illustrator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Herbert Mataré, German physicist and academic (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Thomas C. Mann, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to El Salvador (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Muhammad Shamsul Huq, Bangladeshi academic and former Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2006) |
| 1913 | Juanita Jackson Mitchell, American lawyer and activist (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Les Brown, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Eric Hollies, English cricketer (d. 1981) |
| 1912 | Syd Hoff, American author and illustrator (d. 2004) |