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 Woody Guthrie, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1967)
1912 Pierre Boulle, French soldier and author (d. 1994)
1912 Herbert Mataré, German physicist and academic (d. 2011)
1912 Tung-Yen Lin, Chinese-American engineer, designed the Guandu Bridge (d. 2003)
1913 Wally Parks, American businessman, founded the National Hot Rod Association (d. 2007)
1912 Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau, Canadian poet and painter (d. 1943)
1912 Barry Sullivan, American actor (d. 1994)
1912 Morris Louis, American painter (d. 1962)
1912 Ben Hogan, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 1997)
1912 Kurt Sanderling, Polish-German conductor (d. 2011)
1912 Chien-Shiung Wu, Chinese-American experimental physicist (d. 1997)
1912 Charles Schneeman, American soldier and illustrator (d. 1972)
1912 Jean Françaix, French pianist and composer (d. 1997)
1912 György Sándor, Hungarian pianist and composer (d. 2005)
1913 Carl F. H. Henry, American theologian and publisher (d. 2003)
1912 Victor Beaumont, German-English actor (d. 1977)
1912 Billy Raimondi, American baseball player (d. 2010)
1912 Kate Simon, American travel writer (d. 1990)
1912 Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., American general and pilot (d. 2002)
1912 George Johnston, Australian journalist and author (d. 1970)
1912 Molly Yard, American feminist (d. 2005)
1912 René Toribio, Guadeloupean politician (d. 1990)
1913 Edward Gierek, Polish lawyer and politician (d. 2001)
1912 Palle Huld, Danish actor (d. 2010)
1912 Studs Terkel, American historian and author (d. 2008)
1912 Chuck Jones, American animator, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2002)
1912 Sohn Kee-chung, South Korean runner (d. 2002)
1912 Samuel Fuller, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1997)
1912 Otto von Habsburg, the last Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary (d. 2011)
1912 Dorothy Eden, New Zealand-English author (d. 1982)