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 |
|---|---|
| 1913 | Jean-Michel Atlan, Algerian-French painter (d. 1960) |
| 1912 | Dorothy Eden, New Zealand-English author (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Gerald Emmett Carter, Canadian cardinal (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Irving Layton, Romanian-Canadian poet and academic (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Ernest Bromley, Australian cricketer (d. 1967) |
| 1913 | Rosa Parks, American civil rights activist (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Jehan Buhan, French fencer (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Woody Guthrie, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1967) |
| 1912 | George Emmett, English cricketer and coach (d. 1976) |
| 1912 | Peter Walker, English race car driver (d. 1984) |
| 1912 | Alois Brunner, Austrian-German SS officer (d. 2001 or 2010) |
| 1912 | Jaan Hargel, Estonian flute player, conductor, and educator (d. 1966) |
| 1913 | Miriam Hyde, Australian pianist and composer (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | James Algar, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | May Sarton, American poet, novelist and memoirist (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Pakistani linguist, author, and critic (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Vladimir Žerjavić, Croatian economist and author (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Brian Johnston, English sportscaster and author (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Richard Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Lady Bird Johnson, American beautification activist; 38th First Lady of the United States (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Jacques de Bourbon-Busset, French author and politician (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | István Örkény, Hungarian author and playwright (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Nellie Lutcher, American singer and pianist (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Arthur Berger, American composer and educator (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | María de la Cruz, Chilean journalist and activist (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | John Cheever, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1982) |
| 1913 | Karl Stegger, Danish actor (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Dean Rockwell, American commander, wrestler, and coach (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Peta Taylor, English cricketer (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Géza Ottlik, Hungarian mathematician and theorist (d. 1990) |