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 | Gloria Guinness, Mexican journalist (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Erwin Bauer, German race car driver (d. 1958) |
| 1913 | Norman Dello Joio, American organist and composer (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Dorothy Eden, New Zealand-English author (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Harald Keres, Estonian physicist and academic (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Perkins Bass, American lawyer and politician (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Garson Kanin, American director and screenwriter (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Thomas C. Mann, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to El Salvador (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Mohammad Hassan Ganji, Iranian meteorologist and academic (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Eve Arnold, Russian-American photojournalist (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Per Imerslund, Norwegian-German soldier and author (d. 1943) |
| 1912 | Marcel Camus, French director and screenwriter (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Bill Roberts, English sprinter and soldier (d. 2001) |
| 1913 | Giannis Papaioannou, Greek composer (d. 1972) |
| 1912 | Pat Nixon, First Lady of the United States (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Otto von Habsburg, the last Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Barry Sullivan, American actor (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | James Algar, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Lady Bird Johnson, American beautification activist; 38th First Lady of the United States (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Carl Marzani, Italian-American activist and publisher (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Zohra Sehgal, Indian actress, dancer, and choreographer (d. 2014) |
| 1913 | Loretta Young, American actress (d. 2000) |
| 1913 | Luis Marden, American photographer and journalist (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | W. E. D. Ross, Canadian actor, playwright, and author (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Abdelkader Ben Bouali, French footballer (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Don Byas, American saxophonist and educator (d. 1972) |
| 1912 | Jaan Hargel, Estonian flute player, conductor, and educator (d. 1966) |
| 1912 | Theodore Marier, American composer and educator, founded the Boston Archdiocesan Choir School (d. 2001) |
| 1913 | Victor Mature, American actor (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | George Emil Palade, Romanian-American biologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2008) |