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?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1912 | Odette Hallowes, French soldier and spy (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Jehan Buhan, French fencer (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Erich Bagge, German physicist and academic (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Perry Como, American singer and television host (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | William F. Walsh, American captain and politician, 48th Mayor of Syracuse (d. 2011) |
| 1913 | Jean-Michel Atlan, Algerian-French painter (d. 1960) |
| 1912 | Muhammad Shamsul Huq, Bangladeshi academic and former Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Don Byas, American saxophonist and educator (d. 1972) |
| 1912 | Edward Short, Baron Glenamara, English captain and politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Wilfrid Brambell, Irish actor and performer (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | W. Allen Wallis, American economist and statistician (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Arthur Berger, American composer and educator (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Antonio Ferri, Italian scientist (d. 1975) |
| 1912 | Otto Kretschmer, German admiral (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Virgil Fox, American organist and composer (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Ollie Johnston, American animator and voice actor (d. 2008) |
| 1913 | Norman Dello Joio, American organist and composer (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Dorothy Janis, American actress (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Johnny Checketts, New Zealand flying ace of the Second World War (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Theodore Marier, American composer and educator, founded the Boston Archdiocesan Choir School (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Richard Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1992) |
| 1913 | Miriam Hyde, Australian pianist and composer (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Jack Marshall, New Zealand colonel, lawyer, and politician, 28th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | Albert Chartier, Canadian illustrator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Henry Jonsson, Swedish runner (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Minnie Pearl, American entertainer and philanthropist (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | János Kádár, Hungarian mechanic and politician, 46th Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Boris Chertok, Polish-Russian engineer and academic (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | John Le Mesurier, English actor (d. 1983) |
| 1912 | Marta Eggerth, Hungarian-American actress and singer (d. 2013) |