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 | A. E. van Vogt, Canadian-American author (d. 2000) |
| 1913 | Rudolf Wanderone, American professional pocket billiards player (d. 1996) |
| 1913 | Carroll Cloar, American artist (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Kusumagraj, Indian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Art Linkletter, Canadian-American radio and television host (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Pannalal Patel, Indian author (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Birdie Tebbetts, American baseball player and manager (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Alfredo Stroessner, Paraguayan general and politician, 46th President of Paraguay (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Martha Scott, American actress (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Raymonde Allain, French model and actress (d. 2008) |
| 1913 | Victor Mature, American actor (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Milton Friedman, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Robert Simpson, American meteorologist and author (d. 2014) |
| 1912 | Pappy Boyington, American colonel and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | William Lederer, American soldier and author (d. 2009) |
| 1912 | Joan Sanderson, English actress (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Chien-Shiung Wu, Chinese-American experimental physicist (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Gil Evans, Canadian-American pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | Les Brown, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Vladimir Žerjavić, Croatian economist and author (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Ruby Payne-Scott, Australian physicist and astronomer (d. 1981) |
| 1913 | Henry Bauchau, Belgian psychoanalyst and author (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | William F. Walsh, American captain and politician, 48th Mayor of Syracuse (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Antonio Ferri, Italian scientist (d. 1975) |
| 1912 | Ram Vilas Sharma, Indian poet and critic (d. 2000) |
| 1912 | Kathleen Ferrier, English operatic singer (d. 1953) |
| 1912 | David Brand, Australian politician, 19th Premier of Western Australia (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Louis Paul Boon, Flemish journalist and author (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau, Canadian poet and painter (d. 1943) |
| 1912 | Richard C. Miller, American photographer (d. 2010) |