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 | Vadim Salmanov, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1978) |
| 1912 | Giff Vivian, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1983) |
| 1912 | Billy Raimondi, American baseball player (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | W. Allen Wallis, American economist and statistician (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Gene Kelly, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Irving Layton, Romanian-Canadian poet and academic (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Victor Beaumont, German-English actor (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Henry Jonsson, Swedish runner (d. 2001) |
| 1913 | Malietoa Tanumafili II, Samoan ruler (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Glenn T. Seaborg, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Bill Brown, Australian cricketer (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Charles Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax, British peer, Conservative politician (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Don Byas, American saxophonist and educator (d. 1972) |
| 1912 | Virgil Fox, American organist and composer (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Salvador Luria, Italian-American microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | Fritz Fischer, German physician (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | David Raksin, American composer and educator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Odette Hallowes, French soldier and spy (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Edward Short, Baron Glenamara, English captain and politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | June Havoc, American actress, singer and dancer (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Mary Wesley, English author (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Herman Johannes, Indonesian scientist, academic, and politician (d. 1992) |
| 1913 | Carl F. H. Henry, American theologian and publisher (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Antonio Ferri, Italian scientist (d. 1975) |
| 1912 | Fritz Hellwig, German politician (d. 2017) |
| 1912 | Marina Raskova, Russian pilot and navigator (d. 1943) |
| 1912 | Nancy Wake, New Zealand-English captain (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Perkins Bass, American lawyer and politician (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Henry Armstrong, American boxer (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | Ollie Johnston, American animator and voice actor (d. 2008) |