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 |
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| 1912 | Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner, American inventor (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Carl Marzani, Italian-American activist and publisher (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Enoch Powell, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Health (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Fritz Hellwig, German politician (d. 2017) |
| 1912 | Henry Jones, American actor (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Boris Chertok, Polish-Russian engineer and academic (d. 2011) |
| 1913 | Ray Stehr, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1983) |
| 1912 | Albert Chartier, Canadian illustrator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Daniel Jones, Welsh captain and composer (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Boris Kidrič, Austrian-Slovenian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Slovenia (d. 1953) |
| 1912 | George Woodcock, Canadian author and poet (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau, Canadian poet and painter (d. 1943) |
| 1912 | Ben Hogan, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | George Johnston, Australian journalist and author (d. 1970) |
| 1912 | May Sarton, American poet, novelist and memoirist (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | William F. Walsh, American captain and politician, 48th Mayor of Syracuse (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | John H. Michaelis, American general (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Saadat Hasan Manto, Indian-Pakistani author and screenwriter (d. 1955) |
| 1912 | Meldrim Thomson Jr., American publisher and politician, Governor of New Hampshire (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | A. E. van Vogt, Canadian-American author (d. 2000) |
| 1913 | Johnny Mize, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Jack Torrance, American shot putter and football player (d. 1969) |
| 1912 | Erich Bagge, German physicist and academic (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Marten Toonder, Dutch comic strip creator (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Pierre Boulle, French soldier and author (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Jacques de Bourbon-Busset, French author and politician (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Teddy Wilson, American pianist and educator (d. 1986) |
| 1912 | John Cheever, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Alois Brunner, Austrian-German SS officer (d. 2001 or 2010) |
| 1912 | John Levy, American bassist and businessman (d. 2012) |