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 | Salvador Luria, Italian-American microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | Kenny Baker, American singer and actor (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Pappy Boyington, American colonel and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | José Pablo Moncayo, Mexican pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1958) |
| 1912 | María de la Cruz, Chilean journalist and activist (d. 1995) |
| 1913 | Carl F. H. Henry, American theologian and publisher (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | David Packard, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Hewlett-Packard (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Frank Malina, American engineer and painter (d. 1981) |
| 1912 | Hugh Griffith, Welsh actor (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Gil Evans, Canadian-American pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau, Canadian poet and painter (d. 1943) |
| 1913 | Luis Marden, American photographer and journalist (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | David Raksin, American composer and educator (d. 2004) |
| 1913 | Gustáv Husák, Slovak politician, 9th President of Czechoslovakia (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | Jacques de Bourbon-Busset, French author and politician (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Adile Ayda, Turkish engineer and diplomat (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Hugh Watt, Australian-New Zealand engineer and politician, Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Irv Kupcinet, American football player and journalist (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | John Curtis Gowan, American psychologist and academic (d. 1986) |
| 1912 | René Toribio, Guadeloupean politician (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | Monty Stratton, American baseball player and coach (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Patrick White, Australian novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | Louis Paul Boon, Flemish journalist and author (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Birdie Tebbetts, American baseball player and manager (d. 1999) |
| 1913 | W. Cleon Skousen, American author and academic (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Joan Sanderson, English actress (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Raphael Blau, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Jorge Amado, Brazilian novelist and poet (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Enoch Powell, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Health (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Harry Holtzman, American painter (d. 1987) |