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 William Congdon, American-Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1998)
1912 John Cage, American composer and theorist (d. 1992)
1912 Robert Jacobsen, Danish sculptor and painter (d. 1993)
1912 William Lederer, American soldier and author (d. 2009)
1913 Gustáv Husák, Slovak politician, 9th President of Czechoslovakia (d. 1991)
1912 Ram Vilas Sharma, Indian poet and critic (d. 2000)
1912 Dorothy Janis, American actress (d. 2010)
1912 Robert Doisneau, French photographer and journalist (d. 1994)
1912 Henry Katzman, American pianist, composer, and painter (d. 2001)
1912 Jean Françaix, French pianist and composer (d. 1997)
1912 David Brower, American environmentalist, founder of the Sierra Club Foundation (d. 2000)
1912 Luigi Raimondi, Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (d. 1975)
1912 Kathleen Ferrier, English operatic singer (d. 1953)
1912 Jorge Amado, Brazilian novelist and poet (d. 2001)
1912 Lady Bird Johnson, American beautification activist; 38th First Lady of the United States (d. 2007)
1912 Herb Narvo, Australian rugby league player, coach, and boxer (d. 1958)
1912 Henry Jonsson, Swedish runner (d. 2001)
1913 Wally Parks, American businessman, founded the National Hot Rod Association (d. 2007)
1912 Woodrow Borah, American historian of Spanish America (d. 1999)
1912 Glenn T. Seaborg, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999)
1912 Bill Cowley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1993)
1912 Richard Doll, English physiologist and epidemiologist (d. 2005)
1912 Peter Gellhorn, German conductor (music) (d. 2004)
1912 José Pablo Moncayo, Mexican pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1958)
1912 Robert Lewis Taylor, American author (d. 1998)
1912 Archibald Cox, American lawyer and politician, 31st United States Solicitor General (d. 2004)
1912 Dan Reeves, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1971)
1912 Jack Owens, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1982)
1912 Gego, German-Venezuelan sculptor and academic (d. 1994)
1912 George Emil Palade, Romanian-American biologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2008)