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 John H. Michaelis, American general (d. 1985)
1912 Hanna Reitsch, German soldier and pilot (d. 1979)
1912 John Cheever, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1982)
1912 Martha Scott, American actress (d. 2003)
1912 Alfred Klingler, German field handballer
1912 James Algar, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1998)
1912 Gordon Parks, American photographer and director (d. 2006)
1912 Joseph Stein, American playwright and author (d. 2010)
1912 Dorothy Janis, American actress (d. 2010)
1912 Connie Sawyer, American actress (d. 2018)
1912 Chen Dayu, Chinese painter and calligrapher (d. 2001)
1912 Edward Short, Baron Glenamara, English captain and politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 2012)
1913 Jimmy Van Heusen, American pianist and composer (d. 1990)
1912 Jean Lesage, Canadian lawyer and politician, 11th Premier of Quebec (d. 1980)
1912 Ruby Payne-Scott, Australian physicist and astronomer (d. 1981)
1912 Billy Raimondi, American baseball player (d. 2010)
1912 Bernard Joseph McLaughlin, American bishop (d. 2015)
1912 Georg Siimenson, Estonian footballer (d. 1978)
1913 Edward Gierek, Polish lawyer and politician (d. 2001)
1912 Frank Malina, American engineer and painter (d. 1981)
1912 Henry Armstrong, American boxer (d. 1988)
1912 Tony Smith, American sculptor and educator (d. 1980)
1912 Fernando Belaúnde Terry, Peruvian architect and politician, 85th President of Peru (d. 2002)
1912 Heinrich Harrer, Austrian geographer and mountaineer (d. 2006)
1912 Henry Jonsson, Swedish runner (d. 2001)
1912 Elias Degiannis, Greek commander (d. 1943)
1912 Birdie Tebbetts, American baseball player and manager (d. 1999)
1912 Julia Child, American chef and author (d. 2004)
1912 Maurice K. Goddard, American colonel and politician (d. 1995)
1912 Erwin Bauer, German race car driver (d. 1958)