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 | Herman Johannes, Indonesian scientist, academic, and politician (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | David Brand, Australian politician, 19th Premier of Western Australia (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Dorothy Janis, American actress (d. 2010) |
| 1913 | Rosa Parks, American civil rights activist (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Jehan Buhan, French fencer (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Herbert Tichy, Austrian geologist, author, and mountaineer (d. 1987) |
| 1912 | Gene Kelly, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Herbert C. Brown, English-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Philip Hart, American lawyer and politician, 49th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan (d. 1976) |
| 1912 | Bayard Rustin, American activist (d. 1987) |
| 1912 | Joan Sanderson, English actress (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Fritz Hellwig, German politician (d. 2017) |
| 1912 | W. E. D. Ross, Canadian actor, playwright, and author (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Nellie Lutcher, American singer and pianist (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Gloria Guinness, Mexican journalist (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Barry Sullivan, American actor (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Pope John Paul I, Catholic pope from August 1978- September 1978 (d. 1978) |
| 1912 | Terry Moore, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Walter Sisulu, South African politician (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Odette Hallowes, French soldier and spy (d. 1995) |
| 1913 | Johnny Mize, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Amy Patterson, Argentine composer, singer, poet, and teacher (d. 2019) |
| 1912 | Kenny Baker, American singer and actor (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Art Gilmore, American voice actor and announcer (d. 2010) |
| 1913 | Norman Dello Joio, American organist and composer (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Erich Bagge, German physicist and academic (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Virginia MacWatters, American soprano and actress (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Albert Chartier, Canadian illustrator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Johnny Checketts, New Zealand flying ace of the Second World War (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Richard Doll, English physiologist and epidemiologist (d. 2005) |