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 |
|---|---|
| 1912 | José Pablo Moncayo, Mexican pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1958) |
| 1912 | Woody Guthrie, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1967) |
| 1912 | Sam Snead, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Frank Thomas, American voice actor, animator, and screenwriter (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., American general and pilot (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | George Woodcock, Canadian author and poet (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Dean Amadon, American ornithologist and author (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Brian Johnston, English sportscaster and author (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | György Sándor, Hungarian pianist and composer (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Melita Norwood, English civil servant and spy (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Reta Shaw, American actress (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Arline Judge, American actress and singer (d. 1974) |
| 1912 | Dean Rockwell, American commander, wrestler, and coach (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Alfred Klingler, German field handballer |
| 1912 | Alan Turing, English mathematician and computer scientist (d. 1954) |
| 1912 | Carlos Guastavino, Argentine composer (d. 2000) |
| 1912 | Dorothy Eden, New Zealand-English author (d. 1982) |
| 1913 | Malietoa Tanumafili II, Samoan ruler (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Glenn T. Seaborg, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Karl Adam, German rowing coach (d. 1976) |
| 1912 | M. H. Abrams, American author, critic, and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1912 | Millicent Selsam, American author and academic (d. 1996) |
| 1913 | Rudolf Wanderone, American professional pocket billiards player (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Ruhi Su, Turkish singer-songwriter (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau, Canadian poet and painter (d. 1943) |
| 1912 | Kenny Baker, American singer and actor (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Wernher von Braun, German-American physicist and engineer (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Billy Raimondi, American baseball player (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | János Kádár, Hungarian mechanic and politician, 46th Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Perry Como, American singer and television host (d. 2001) |