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 Meldrim Thomson Jr., American publisher and politician, Governor of New Hampshire (d. 2001)
1912 Millicent Selsam, American author and academic (d. 1996)
1912 Kathleen Ollerenshaw, English mathematician, astronomer, and politician, Lord Mayor of Manchester (d. 2014)
1912 Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, German astronomer and academic (d. 1954)
1912 Les Brown, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2001)
1912 Eleanor Cameron, Canadian-American author and critic (d. 1996)
1912 Maurice K. Goddard, American colonel and politician (d. 1995)
1912 Carl Hovland, American psychologist and academic (d. 1961)
1913 Gustáv Husák, Slovak politician, 9th President of Czechoslovakia (d. 1991)
1912 Sonny Boy Williamson II, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player (d. 1965)
1913 Mehmet Shehu, Albanian soldier and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Albania (d. 1981)
1912 Ruth Osburn, American discus thrower (d. 1994)
1912 John H. Michaelis, American general (d. 1985)
1912 Chen Dayu, Chinese painter and calligrapher (d. 2001)
1912 Ram Vilas Sharma, Indian poet and critic (d. 2000)
1912 Ludwig Bölkow, German engineer (d. 2003)
1912 Peta Taylor, English cricketer (d. 1989)
1912 Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, German physicist and philosopher (d. 2007)
1913 Karl Stegger, Danish actor (d. 1980)
1912 Woody Guthrie, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1967)
1912 Toe Blake, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1995)
1912 Abdelkader Ben Bouali, French footballer (d. 1997)
1913 Lloyd Bridges, American actor (d. 1998)
1912 Birdie Tebbetts, American baseball player and manager (d. 1999)
1912 Virginia MacWatters, American soprano and actress (d. 2005)
1912 Alfred Klingler, German field handballer
1912 Yi Wu, Japanese-Korean colonel (d. 1945)
1912 Gil Evans, Canadian-American pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1988)
1912 David Raksin, American composer and educator (d. 2004)
1912 May Sarton, American poet, novelist and memoirist (d. 1995)