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 |
|---|---|
| 1912 | Maurice K. Goddard, American colonel and politician (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Kusumagraj, Indian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | John Cheever, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Pannalal Patel, Indian author (d. 1989) |
| 1913 | W. Cleon Skousen, American author and academic (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Pakistani linguist, author, and critic (d. 2005) |
| 1913 | Mehmet Shehu, Albanian soldier and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Albania (d. 1981) |
| 1912 | Maksim Tank, Belarusian poet, journalist, and translator (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | György Sándor, Hungarian pianist and composer (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Saadat Hasan Manto, Indian-Pakistani author and screenwriter (d. 1955) |
| 1912 | Peter Walker, English race car driver (d. 1984) |
| 1912 | Dean Amadon, American ornithologist and author (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Daniel Jones, Welsh captain and composer (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Agnes Martin, Canadian-American painter and educator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Dan Reeves, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1971) |
| 1912 | Carl Marzani, Italian-American activist and publisher (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Art Gilmore, American voice actor and announcer (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Peta Taylor, English cricketer (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | George O. Petrie, American actor and director (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Jack Marshall, New Zealand colonel, lawyer, and politician, 28th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | Theodore Marier, American composer and educator, founded the Boston Archdiocesan Choir School (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | W. E. D. Ross, Canadian actor, playwright, and author (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Marina Raskova, Russian pilot and navigator (d. 1943) |
| 1912 | Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, Russian mathematician, physicist, and mountaineer (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Nellie Lutcher, American singer and pianist (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Reuben David, Indian veterinarian and zoo founder (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Yi Wu, Japanese-Korean colonel (d. 1945) |
| 1913 | Edward Gierek, Polish lawyer and politician (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Fernando Belaúnde Terry, Peruvian architect and politician, 85th President of Peru (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Émile Peynaud, French oenologist and academic (d. 2004) |