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 | A. E. van Vogt, Canadian-American author (d. 2000) |
| 1912 | Millicent Selsam, American author and academic (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | André Laurendeau, Canadian journalist, playwright, and politician (d. 1968) |
| 1912 | Barry Sullivan, American actor (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Habib Elghanian, Iranian businessman (d. 1979) |
| 1913 | Carl F. H. Henry, American theologian and publisher (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Bernard Joseph McLaughlin, American bishop (d. 2015) |
| 1912 | Fernando Belaúnde Terry, Peruvian architect and politician, 85th President of Peru (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Georg Solti, Hungarian-English conductor and director (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Peter Walker, English race car driver (d. 1984) |
| 1913 | Witold Lutosławski, Polish composer and conductor (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Otto von Habsburg, the last Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, German physicist and philosopher (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | E. R. Braithwaite, Guyanese novelist, writer, teacher, and diplomat (d. 2016) |
| 1912 | Morris Louis, American painter (d. 1962) |
| 1913 | Rex Ingamells, Australian author and poet (d. 1955) |
| 1912 | William T. Cahill, American lawyer and politician, 46th Governor of New Jersey (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | George Johnston, Australian journalist and author (d. 1970) |
| 1912 | Vic Hey, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Jehan Buhan, French fencer (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Virginia MacWatters, American soprano and actress (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, German astronomer and academic (d. 1954) |
| 1912 | Émile Peynaud, French oenologist and academic (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Woodrow Borah, American historian of Spanish America (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Pope John Paul I, Catholic pope from August 1978- September 1978 (d. 1978) |
| 1912 | Garson Kanin, American director and screenwriter (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | María de la Cruz, Chilean journalist and activist (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Eric Sevareid, American journalist (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Cliff Bastin, English footballer (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | Jaan Hargel, Estonian flute player, conductor, and educator (d. 1966) |