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 | Eleanor Cameron, Canadian-American author and critic (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Samuel Fuller, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Frank Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | John Frost, Indian-English general (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | George O. Petrie, American actor and director (d. 1997) |
| 1913 | William Conway, Irish cardinal (d. 1977) |
| 1913 | Norman Dello Joio, American organist and composer (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | George Johnston, Australian journalist and author (d. 1970) |
| 1912 | Doris Duke, American art collector and philanthropist (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Victor Beaumont, German-English actor (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Abdelkader Ben Bouali, French footballer (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | E. R. Braithwaite, Guyanese novelist, writer, teacher, and diplomat (d. 2016) |
| 1912 | Habib Elghanian, Iranian businessman (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Dean Rockwell, American commander, wrestler, and coach (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Clifford Hansen, American rancher and politician, 26th Governor of Wyoming (d. 2009) |
| 1912 | Tetsuji Takechi, Japanese theatrical and film director, critic, and author (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | Kathleen Ollerenshaw, English mathematician, astronomer, and politician, Lord Mayor of Manchester (d. 2014) |
| 1913 | Lloyd Bridges, American actor (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Mary Wesley, English author (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Morris Louis, American painter (d. 1962) |
| 1912 | Art Linkletter, Canadian-American radio and television host (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Jack Torrance, American shot putter and football player (d. 1969) |
| 1912 | Gordon Parks, American photographer and director (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Salvador Luria, Italian-American microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | Abbé Pierre, French priest and humanitarian (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Sam Snead, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Tony Smith, American sculptor and educator (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | May Sarton, American poet, novelist and memoirist (d. 1995) |
| 1913 | Richard Nixon, American commander, lawyer, and politician, 37th President of the United States (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Jacques Hélian, French bandleader (d. 1986) |