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?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1912 | José Pablo Moncayo, Mexican pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1958) |
| 1912 | Millicent Selsam, American author and academic (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Agnes Martin, Canadian-American painter and educator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Hanna Reitsch, German soldier and pilot (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Maurice Bellemare, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Igor Troubetzkoy, Russian aristocrat and race car driver (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Princess Caroline Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1983) |
| 1912 | Nellie Lutcher, American singer and pianist (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | M. H. Abrams, American author, critic, and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1912 | Axel Springer, German journalist and publisher, founded Axel Springer AG (d. 1985) |
| 1913 | Rudolf Wanderone, American professional pocket billiards player (d. 1996) |
| 1913 | Alexander Marinesko, Ukrainian-Russian lieutenant (d. 1963) |
| 1912 | Chen Dayu, Chinese painter and calligrapher (d. 2001) |
| 1913 | Edward Gierek, Polish lawyer and politician (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Sonny Boy Williamson II, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player (d. 1965) |
| 1913 | Lloyd Bridges, American actor (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | John Cheever, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Louis Paul Boon, Flemish journalist and author (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | John Curtis Gowan, American psychologist and academic (d. 1986) |
| 1913 | Carl F. H. Henry, American theologian and publisher (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | E. R. Braithwaite, Guyanese novelist, writer, teacher, and diplomat (d. 2016) |
| 1913 | Don Hutson, American football player and coach (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | María Luisa Dehesa Gómez Farías, Mexican architect (d. 2009) |
| 1912 | Neil McCorkell, English-South African cricketer and coach (d. 2013) |
| 1912 | Wolfgang Suschitzky, Austrian-English cinematographer and photographer (d. 2016) |
| 1912 | Frank Malina, American engineer and painter (d. 1981) |
| 1912 | Jack Cowie, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Carlo Ponti, Italian-Swiss film producer (d. 2007) |
| 1913 | Johnny Mize, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Les Brown, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2001) |