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 | Silviu Bindea, Romanian footballer (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau, Canadian poet and painter (d. 1943) |
| 1912 | Frank Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | E. R. Braithwaite, Guyanese novelist, writer, teacher, and diplomat (d. 2016) |
| 1912 | Kathleen Ollerenshaw, English mathematician, astronomer, and politician, Lord Mayor of Manchester (d. 2014) |
| 1912 | Edward Mills Purcell, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Bernard Delfgaauw, Dutch philosopher and academic (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Art Linkletter, Canadian-American radio and television host (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Billy Raimondi, American baseball player (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Philip Hart, American lawyer and politician, 49th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan (d. 1976) |
| 1912 | George Johnston, Australian journalist and author (d. 1970) |
| 1912 | Jack Torrance, American shot putter and football player (d. 1969) |
| 1912 | Art Gilmore, American voice actor and announcer (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Alan Turing, English mathematician and computer scientist (d. 1954) |
| 1912 | Antonio Ferri, Italian scientist (d. 1975) |
| 1912 | Luigi Raimondi, Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (d. 1975) |
| 1912 | Milt Bocek, American baseball player (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Eve Arnold, Russian-American photojournalist (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Jehan Buhan, French fencer (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Joseph Stein, American playwright and author (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Erich Bagge, German physicist and academic (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Milton Friedman, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Per Imerslund, Norwegian-German soldier and author (d. 1943) |
| 1913 | Rex Ingamells, Australian author and poet (d. 1955) |
| 1912 | John Levy, American bassist and businessman (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Dean Rockwell, American commander, wrestler, and coach (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | John H. Michaelis, American general (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Jack Owens, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | David Packard, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Hewlett-Packard (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Wilfrid Brambell, Irish actor and performer (d. 1985) |