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 | István Örkény, Hungarian author and playwright (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Nancy Wake, New Zealand-English captain (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | María Luisa Dehesa Gómez Farías, Mexican architect (d. 2009) |
| 1912 | Basappa Danappa Jatti, Indian lawyer and politician, 5th Vice President of India (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Garson Kanin, American director and screenwriter (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Ben Hogan, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Glenn Morris, American decathlete (d. 1974) |
| 1912 | Robert Jacobsen, Danish sculptor and painter (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Daniel Jones, Welsh captain and composer (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Makar Honcharenko, Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Barbara Hutton, American philanthropist (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Milton Friedman, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Melita Norwood, English civil servant and spy (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Palle Huld, Danish actor (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Pierre Boulle, French soldier and author (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Irena Kwiatkowska, Polish actress (d. 2011) |
| 1913 | Don Hutson, American football player and coach (d. 1997) |
| 1913 | W. Cleon Skousen, American author and academic (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Vic Hey, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Frank Dilio, Canadian businessman (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Hugh Watt, Australian-New Zealand engineer and politician, Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Preston Smith, American businessman and politician, Governor of Texas (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Maksim Tank, Belarusian poet, journalist, and translator (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Frank Thomas, American voice actor, animator, and screenwriter (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Gloria Guinness, Mexican journalist (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Bill Cowley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Willie Hall, English international footballer (d. 1967) |
| 1912 | Marta Eggerth, Hungarian-American actress and singer (d. 2013) |
| 1912 | Boris Chertok, Polish-Russian engineer and academic (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Herbert C. Brown, English-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004) |