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 | Molly Yard, American feminist (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Jean Lesage, Canadian lawyer and politician, 11th Premier of Quebec (d. 1980) |
| 1913 | Johnny Mize, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Frank Thomas, American voice actor, animator, and screenwriter (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Lev Kopelev, Ukrainian-German author and academic (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Sonny Boy Williamson II, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player (d. 1965) |
| 1912 | Terry Moore, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Studs Terkel, American historian and author (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Frank Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Pierre Boulle, French soldier and author (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Herbert Mataré, German physicist and academic (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Erwin Bauer, German race car driver (d. 1958) |
| 1912 | Jack Torrance, American shot putter and football player (d. 1969) |
| 1912 | Dean Amadon, American ornithologist and author (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Eleanor Cameron, Canadian-American author and critic (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Henry Katzman, American pianist, composer, and painter (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Philip Hart, American lawyer and politician, 49th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan (d. 1976) |
| 1912 | George O. Petrie, American actor and director (d. 1997) |
| 1913 | Jimmy Van Heusen, American pianist and composer (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | Daniel Jones, Welsh captain and composer (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Don Siegel, American director and producer (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | Robert Doisneau, French photographer and journalist (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Hugh Watt, Australian-New Zealand engineer and politician, Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Jay Silverheels, Canadian-American actor (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Alan Turing, English mathematician and computer scientist (d. 1954) |
| 1912 | Alexander Liberman, Russian-American publisher, painter, photographer, and sculptor (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Johnny Checketts, New Zealand flying ace of the Second World War (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Arsenio Lacson, Filipino journalist and politician, Mayor of Manila (d. 1962) |
| 1912 | Enrique Garcia, Argentine footballer (d. 1969) |
| 1912 | June Havoc, American actress, singer and dancer (d. 2010) |