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 |
|---|---|
| 1913 | Eugène Brands, Dutch painter (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Melita Norwood, English civil servant and spy (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Frank Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Abbé Pierre, French priest and humanitarian (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Don Byas, American saxophonist and educator (d. 1972) |
| 1912 | Robert Simpson, American meteorologist and author (d. 2014) |
| 1912 | Louis Paul Boon, Flemish journalist and author (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Grigoris Lambrakis, Greek physician and politician (d. 1963) |
| 1912 | Daniel Jones, Welsh captain and composer (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | William F. Walsh, American captain and politician, 48th Mayor of Syracuse (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Geoffrey Baker, English Field Marshal and Chief of the General Staff of the British Army (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Jack Cowie, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Carl Hovland, American psychologist and academic (d. 1961) |
| 1912 | Kim Il-sung, North Korean general and politician, 1st Supreme Leader of North Korea (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Erich Bagge, German physicist and academic (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Henry Armstrong, American boxer (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | Ben Hogan, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Silviu Bindea, Romanian footballer (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Habib Elghanian, Iranian businessman (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Dorothy Janis, American actress (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | María de la Cruz, Chilean journalist and activist (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Perkins Bass, American lawyer and politician (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Barbara Hutton, American philanthropist (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Wernher von Braun, German-American physicist and engineer (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Enoch Powell, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Health (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Dan Reeves, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1971) |
| 1912 | Millicent Selsam, American author and academic (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Ruhi Su, Turkish singer-songwriter (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Jack Owens, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Luiz Gonzaga, Brazilian singer-songwriter and accordion player (d. 1989) |