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 | Frank Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Theodore Marier, American composer and educator, founded the Boston Archdiocesan Choir School (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Albert Chartier, Canadian illustrator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Edward Short, Baron Glenamara, English captain and politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | János Kádár, Hungarian mechanic and politician, 46th Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Lady Bird Johnson, American beautification activist; 38th First Lady of the United States (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Essie Summers, New Zealand author (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Jack Torrance, American shot putter and football player (d. 1969) |
| 1913 | Loretta Young, American actress (d. 2000) |
| 1912 | Saadat Hasan Manto, Indian-Pakistani author and screenwriter (d. 1955) |
| 1912 | Richard Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Wernher von Braun, German-American physicist and engineer (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Clifford Hansen, American rancher and politician, 26th Governor of Wyoming (d. 2009) |
| 1912 | John Frost, Indian-English general (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Gerald Emmett Carter, Canadian cardinal (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Henry Katzman, American pianist, composer, and painter (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | István Örkény, Hungarian author and playwright (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | María Luisa Dehesa Gómez Farías, Mexican architect (d. 2009) |
| 1912 | Lev Kopelev, Ukrainian-German author and academic (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Luigi Raimondi, Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (d. 1975) |
| 1912 | Irving Layton, Romanian-Canadian poet and academic (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Fritz Hellwig, German politician (d. 2017) |
| 1912 | Jacques de Bourbon-Busset, French author and politician (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Bernard Delfgaauw, Dutch philosopher and academic (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Karl Malden, American actor (d. 2009) |
| 1913 | Edward Gierek, Polish lawyer and politician (d. 2001) |
| 1913 | Poul Reichhardt, Danish actor and singer (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Salvador Luria, Italian-American microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | Nellie Lutcher, American singer and pianist (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Hound Dog Taylor, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1975) |