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 |
|---|---|
| 1912 | Doris Duke, American art collector and philanthropist (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Kim Il-sung, North Korean general and politician, 1st Supreme Leader of North Korea (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Robert Simpson, American meteorologist and author (d. 2014) |
| 1912 | M. H. Abrams, American author, critic, and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1912 | Herbert Tichy, Austrian geologist, author, and mountaineer (d. 1987) |
| 1912 | Louis Paul Boon, Flemish journalist and author (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Julia Child, American chef and author (d. 2004) |
| 1913 | Norman Dello Joio, American organist and composer (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Mary McCarthy, American novelist and critic (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Albert Chartier, Canadian illustrator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Stylianos Pattakos, Greek general and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2016) |
| 1912 | Agnes Martin, Canadian-American painter and educator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Robert Doisneau, French photographer and journalist (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Don Siegel, American director and producer (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | Molly Yard, American feminist (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Jay Silverheels, Canadian-American actor (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Jacques Hélian, French bandleader (d. 1986) |
| 1912 | Elias Degiannis, Greek commander (d. 1943) |
| 1912 | Marcel Camus, French director and screenwriter (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Richard Doll, English physiologist and epidemiologist (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Abbé Pierre, French priest and humanitarian (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Erich Bagge, German physicist and academic (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | David Brower, American environmentalist, founder of the Sierra Club Foundation (d. 2000) |
| 1912 | Jehan Buhan, French fencer (d. 1999) |
| 1913 | Richard Nixon, American commander, lawyer, and politician, 37th President of the United States (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Silviu Bindea, Romanian footballer (d. 1992) |
| 1913 | Rex Ingamells, Australian author and poet (d. 1955) |
| 1912 | Les Brown, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | János Kádár, Hungarian mechanic and politician, 46th Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Palle Huld, Danish actor (d. 2010) |