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 |
|---|---|
| 1912 | Philip Hart, American lawyer and politician, 49th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan (d. 1976) |
| 1913 | Don Hutson, American football player and coach (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Ben Hogan, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Per Imerslund, Norwegian-German soldier and author (d. 1943) |
| 1913 | Rex Ingamells, Australian author and poet (d. 1955) |
| 1912 | Carl Marzani, Italian-American activist and publisher (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Sally Kirkland, American journalist (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Dan Reeves, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1971) |
| 1912 | Elias Degiannis, Greek commander (d. 1943) |
| 1912 | Reta Shaw, American actress (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Barbara Hutton, American philanthropist (d. 1979) |
| 1913 | Carl F. H. Henry, American theologian and publisher (d. 2003) |
| 1913 | William Conway, Irish cardinal (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Alexander Liberman, Russian-American publisher, painter, photographer, and sculptor (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Makar Honcharenko, Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Jack Owens, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Joseph Stein, American playwright and author (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Harald Keres, Estonian physicist and academic (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Nellie Lutcher, American singer and pianist (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Henry Armstrong, American boxer (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | Don Siegel, American director and producer (d. 1991) |
| 1913 | Edward Gierek, Polish lawyer and politician (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Jean Vilar, French actor and director (d. 1971) |
| 1913 | Miriam Hyde, Australian pianist and composer (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | William Lederer, American soldier and author (d. 2009) |
| 1912 | Herbert Mataré, German physicist and academic (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Alfred Klingler, German field handballer |
| 1912 | Ernest Bromley, Australian cricketer (d. 1967) |
| 1912 | Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau, Canadian poet and painter (d. 1943) |
| 1912 | Jean Françaix, French pianist and composer (d. 1997) |