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 | Raphael Blau, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Herbert Tichy, Austrian geologist, author, and mountaineer (d. 1987) |
| 1912 | Bayard Rustin, American activist (d. 1987) |
| 1912 | Arthur Berger, American composer and educator (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Bernard Joseph McLaughlin, American bishop (d. 2015) |
| 1913 | Witold Lutosławski, Polish composer and conductor (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Julia Child, American chef and author (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Pappy Boyington, American colonel and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | Fritz Hellwig, German politician (d. 2017) |
| 1912 | Archibald Cox, American lawyer and politician, 31st United States Solicitor General (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Gil Evans, Canadian-American pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | Dale Evans, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | George Woodcock, Canadian author and poet (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Jaan Hargel, Estonian flute player, conductor, and educator (d. 1966) |
| 1912 | Kim Il-sung, North Korean general and politician, 1st Supreme Leader of North Korea (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Abdelkader Ben Bouali, French footballer (d. 1997) |
| 1913 | Rex Ingamells, Australian author and poet (d. 1955) |
| 1913 | Karl Stegger, Danish actor (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Stylianos Pattakos, Greek general and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2016) |
| 1912 | Abbé Pierre, French priest and humanitarian (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Afro Basaldella, Italian painter and academic (d. 1976) |
| 1912 | W. Graham Claytor, Jr. American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 15th United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Fritz Fischer, German physician (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Murray Golden, American television director (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | María Luisa Dehesa Gómez Farías, Mexican architect (d. 2009) |
| 1912 | Victor Beaumont, German-English actor (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Jorge Amado, Brazilian novelist and poet (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Earl Bostic, African-American saxophonist (d. 1965) |
| 1912 | Giff Vivian, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1983) |
| 1913 | William Conway, Irish cardinal (d. 1977) |