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 | Virginia MacWatters, American soprano and actress (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Habib Elghanian, Iranian businessman (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Don Byas, American saxophonist and educator (d. 1972) |
| 1912 | Arline Judge, American actress and singer (d. 1974) |
| 1912 | Mary Wesley, English author (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Anna J. Harrison, American organic chemist and academic (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Sally Kirkland, American journalist (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Robert Lewis Taylor, American author (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Saul Chaplin, American composer (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Robert Jacobsen, Danish sculptor and painter (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Hugh Watt, Australian-New Zealand engineer and politician, Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | John Le Mesurier, English actor (d. 1983) |
| 1912 | Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, German astronomer and academic (d. 1954) |
| 1912 | Ollie Johnston, American animator and voice actor (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Boris Kidrič, Austrian-Slovenian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Slovenia (d. 1953) |
| 1912 | George O. Petrie, American actor and director (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Salvador Luria, Italian-American microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | Giff Vivian, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1983) |
| 1912 | Henry Armstrong, American boxer (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | Anthony Buckeridge, English author (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Essie Summers, New Zealand author (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Minoru Yamasaki, American architect, designed the World Trade Center (d. 1986) |
| 1912 | Jaan Hargel, Estonian flute player, conductor, and educator (d. 1966) |
| 1912 | John Levy, American bassist and businessman (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Ben Hogan, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Vernon Elliott, English bassoon player, composer, and conductor (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Patrick White, Australian novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | Michael Wilding, English actor (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Ruhi Su, Turkish singer-songwriter (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Princess Caroline Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1983) |