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 | Witold Lutosławski, Polish composer and conductor (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Princess Caroline Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1983) |
| 1912 | János Kádár, Hungarian mechanic and politician, 46th Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Reta Shaw, American actress (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Lady Bird Johnson, American beautification activist; 38th First Lady of the United States (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Herbert Tichy, Austrian geologist, author, and mountaineer (d. 1987) |
| 1912 | Hilda Nickson, English author (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Raphael Blau, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1996) |
| 1913 | Gustáv Husák, Slovak politician, 9th President of Czechoslovakia (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | Harry Holtzman, American painter (d. 1987) |
| 1912 | Muhammad Shamsul Huq, Bangladeshi academic and former Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Philip Hart, American lawyer and politician, 49th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan (d. 1976) |
| 1912 | Carlos "Botong" Francisco, Filipino painter (d. 1969) |
| 1912 | Toe Blake, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Dorothy Eden, New Zealand-English author (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Albert Chartier, Canadian illustrator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Georg Solti, Hungarian-English conductor and director (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Kathleen Ferrier, English operatic singer (d. 1953) |
| 1912 | Jack Owens, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Ruhi Su, Turkish singer-songwriter (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Jaan Hargel, Estonian flute player, conductor, and educator (d. 1966) |
| 1912 | Géza Ottlik, Hungarian mathematician and theorist (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | Edward Short, Baron Glenamara, English captain and politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | W. E. D. Ross, Canadian actor, playwright, and author (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Saul Chaplin, American composer (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Kristina Söderbaum, Swedish-German actress and photographer (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Raymonde Allain, French model and actress (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Karl Malden, American actor (d. 2009) |
| 1912 | Art Linkletter, Canadian-American radio and television host (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau, Canadian poet and painter (d. 1943) |