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 | Richard Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Ted Drake, English footballer and manager (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Agnes Martin, Canadian-American painter and educator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Vic Hey, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Habib Elghanian, Iranian businessman (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Tetsuji Takechi, Japanese theatrical and film director, critic, and author (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | Ferdinand Leitner, German conductor and composer (d. 1996) |
| 1913 | Norman Dello Joio, American organist and composer (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Wendy Hiller, English actress (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Henry Katzman, American pianist, composer, and painter (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Dean Amadon, American ornithologist and author (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Basappa Danappa Jatti, Indian lawyer and politician, 5th Vice President of India (d. 2002) |
| 1913 | Rex Ingamells, Australian author and poet (d. 1955) |
| 1912 | Alexander Liberman, Russian-American publisher, painter, photographer, and sculptor (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Julia Child, American chef and author (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Frank Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Sonja Henie, Norwegian-American figure skater and actress (d. 1969) |
| 1912 | Robert Doisneau, French photographer and journalist (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Dorothy Janis, American actress (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Wayne Barlow, American organist, composer, and director (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Richard Carlson, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Kurt Sanderling, Polish-German conductor (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Arline Judge, American actress and singer (d. 1974) |
| 1912 | Dale Evans, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Herbert Tichy, Austrian geologist, author, and mountaineer (d. 1987) |
| 1913 | William Conway, Irish cardinal (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Frank Thomas, American voice actor, animator, and screenwriter (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Victor Beaumont, German-English actor (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Doris Duke, American art collector and philanthropist (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Pat Nixon, First Lady of the United States (d. 1993) |