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 |
|---|---|
| 1913 | Karl Stegger, Danish actor (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Håkon Stenstadvold, Norwegian painter, illustrator, and critic (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Henry Jonsson, Swedish runner (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Kate Simon, American travel writer (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | Otto Kretschmer, German admiral (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Silviu Bindea, Romanian footballer (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Ludwig Bölkow, German engineer (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | George O. Petrie, American actor and director (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Nancy Wake, New Zealand-English captain (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | William Lederer, American soldier and author (d. 2009) |
| 1912 | Eve Arnold, Russian-American photojournalist (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Louis Paul Boon, Flemish journalist and author (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Lady Bird Johnson, American beautification activist; 38th First Lady of the United States (d. 2007) |
| 1913 | Lloyd Bridges, American actor (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Irv Kupcinet, American football player and journalist (d. 2003) |
| 1913 | Victor Mature, American actor (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Molly Yard, American feminist (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Odette Hallowes, French soldier and spy (d. 1995) |
| 1913 | Jean-Michel Atlan, Algerian-French painter (d. 1960) |
| 1913 | Giannis Papaioannou, Greek composer (d. 1972) |
| 1912 | Herbert C. Brown, English-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Wayne Barlow, American organist, composer, and director (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Harry Holtzman, American painter (d. 1987) |
| 1913 | Poul Reichhardt, Danish actor and singer (d. 1985) |
| 1913 | Gustáv Husák, Slovak politician, 9th President of Czechoslovakia (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | Ted Drake, English footballer and manager (d. 1995) |
| 1913 | Wally Parks, American businessman, founded the National Hot Rod Association (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | William T. Cahill, American lawyer and politician, 46th Governor of New Jersey (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Nigel Patrick, English actor and director (d. 1981) |
| 1912 | Carlo Ponti, Italian-Swiss film producer (d. 2007) |