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 | Meldrim Thomson Jr., American publisher and politician, Governor of New Hampshire (d. 2001) |
| 1913 | Norman Dello Joio, American organist and composer (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Kurt Sanderling, Polish-German conductor (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Georg Siimenson, Estonian footballer (d. 1978) |
| 1912 | Pappy Boyington, American colonel and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | Dan Reeves, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1971) |
| 1912 | Ruby Payne-Scott, Australian physicist and astronomer (d. 1981) |
| 1912 | Pope John Paul I, Catholic pope from August 1978- September 1978 (d. 1978) |
| 1912 | Dorothy Janis, American actress (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Elias Degiannis, Greek commander (d. 1943) |
| 1912 | Ben Hogan, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Jack Torrance, American shot putter and football player (d. 1969) |
| 1912 | Willie Hall, English international footballer (d. 1967) |
| 1912 | Carlos "Botong" Francisco, Filipino painter (d. 1969) |
| 1912 | John Payne, American actor (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Wendy Hiller, English actress (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, Russian mathematician, physicist, and mountaineer (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Peter Walker, English race car driver (d. 1984) |
| 1913 | Victor Mature, American actor (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Ingolf Dahl, German-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1970) |
| 1912 | Wolfgang Suschitzky, Austrian-English cinematographer and photographer (d. 2016) |
| 1912 | Preston Smith, American businessman and politician, Governor of Texas (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Ollie Johnston, American animator and voice actor (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Minnie Pearl, American entertainer and philanthropist (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Les Brown, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Maksim Tank, Belarusian poet, journalist, and translator (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | George Emil Palade, Romanian-American biologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Brian Johnston, English sportscaster and author (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | John Frost, Indian-English general (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Jorge Amado, Brazilian novelist and poet (d. 2001) |