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 |
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| 1912 | Les Brown, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Muhammad Shamsul Huq, Bangladeshi academic and former Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Syd Hoff, American author and illustrator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Joseph Stein, American playwright and author (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Nigel Patrick, English actor and director (d. 1981) |
| 1912 | Carl Marzani, Italian-American activist and publisher (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Millicent Selsam, American author and academic (d. 1996) |
| 1913 | Eugène Brands, Dutch painter (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Virgil Fox, American organist and composer (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Judah Nadich, American colonel and rabbi (d. 2007) |
| 1913 | Rosa Parks, American civil rights activist (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Igor Troubetzkoy, Russian aristocrat and race car driver (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Kurt Sanderling, Polish-German conductor (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Grigoris Lambrakis, Greek physician and politician (d. 1963) |
| 1912 | Karl Adam, German rowing coach (d. 1976) |
| 1912 | Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., American general and pilot (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | W. E. D. Ross, Canadian actor, playwright, and author (d. 1995) |
| 1913 | Poul Reichhardt, Danish actor and singer (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Philip Hart, American lawyer and politician, 49th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan (d. 1976) |
| 1912 | William Congdon, American-Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Ludwig Bölkow, German engineer (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Enoch Powell, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Health (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Jack Owens, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Habib Elghanian, Iranian businessman (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Mary Wesley, English author (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Herbert Mataré, German physicist and academic (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Vladimir Žerjavić, Croatian economist and author (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Garson Kanin, American director and screenwriter (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Sergiu Celibidache, Romanian conductor and composer (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Fritz Fischer, German physician (d. 2003) |