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 | Giff Vivian, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1983) |
| 1912 | Amy Patterson, Argentine composer, singer, poet, and teacher (d. 2019) |
| 1912 | Carl Hovland, American psychologist and academic (d. 1961) |
| 1912 | Émile Peynaud, French oenologist and academic (d. 2004) |
| 1913 | Witold Lutosławski, Polish composer and conductor (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Marina Raskova, Russian pilot and navigator (d. 1943) |
| 1913 | Wally Parks, American businessman, founded the National Hot Rod Association (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Pope John Paul I, Catholic pope from August 1978- September 1978 (d. 1978) |
| 1912 | Jack Cowie, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Bill Brown, Australian cricketer (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Jay Silverheels, Canadian-American actor (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Vishnu Prabhakar, Indian author and playwright (d. 2009) |
| 1912 | William Congdon, American-Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Richard Carlson, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Kenny Baker, American singer and actor (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Jean Lesage, Canadian lawyer and politician, 11th Premier of Quebec (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Ruth Osburn, American discus thrower (d. 1994) |
| 1913 | Carl F. H. Henry, American theologian and publisher (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Minoru Yamasaki, American architect, designed the World Trade Center (d. 1986) |
| 1912 | Art Gilmore, American voice actor and announcer (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Boris Chertok, Polish-Russian engineer and academic (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Irv Kupcinet, American football player and journalist (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Håkon Stenstadvold, Norwegian painter, illustrator, and critic (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | János Kádár, Hungarian mechanic and politician, 46th Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | William Baziotes, American painter and academic (d. 1963) |
| 1912 | John Curtis Gowan, American psychologist and academic (d. 1986) |
| 1912 | Grigoris Lambrakis, Greek physician and politician (d. 1963) |
| 1912 | Carlos Guastavino, Argentine composer (d. 2000) |
| 1912 | Princess Caroline Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1983) |
| 1912 | Richard Doll, English physiologist and epidemiologist (d. 2005) |