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 | Makar Honcharenko, Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Dorothy Height, African-American educator and activist (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Barbara Hutton, American philanthropist (d. 1979) |
| 1913 | Alexander Marinesko, Ukrainian-Russian lieutenant (d. 1963) |
| 1913 | Norman Dello Joio, American organist and composer (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Bill Cowley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Amy Patterson, Argentine composer, singer, poet, and teacher (d. 2019) |
| 1913 | W. Cleon Skousen, American author and academic (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Kaneto Shindō, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Peta Taylor, English cricketer (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Jehan Buhan, French fencer (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | John Frost, Indian-English general (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | David Raksin, American composer and educator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Minnie Pearl, American entertainer and philanthropist (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Robert Simpson, American meteorologist and author (d. 2014) |
| 1912 | Hanna Reitsch, German soldier and pilot (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Luiz Gonzaga, Brazilian singer-songwriter and accordion player (d. 1989) |
| 1913 | Carroll Cloar, American artist (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Odette Hallowes, French soldier and spy (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Jacques Hélian, French bandleader (d. 1986) |
| 1912 | Robert Lewis Taylor, American author (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Pakistani linguist, author, and critic (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Dean Rockwell, American commander, wrestler, and coach (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | May Sarton, American poet, novelist and memoirist (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Barry Sullivan, American actor (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Teddy Wilson, American pianist and educator (d. 1986) |
| 1912 | Meldrim Thomson Jr., American publisher and politician, Governor of New Hampshire (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Hilda Nickson, English author (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Louis Paul Boon, Flemish journalist and author (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Frank Dilio, Canadian businessman (d. 1997) |