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 |
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1912 | Daniel Jones, Welsh captain and composer (d. 1993) |
1912 | Kaneto Shindō, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012) |
1912 | Samuel Fuller, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1997) |
1912 | Mohammad Hassan Ganji, Iranian meteorologist and academic (d. 2012) |
1912 | W. Allen Wallis, American economist and statistician (d. 1998) |
1912 | Bernard Joseph McLaughlin, American bishop (d. 2015) |
1912 | Michael Wilding, English actor (d. 1979) |
1912 | Abdelkader Ben Bouali, French footballer (d. 1997) |
1912 | Ram Vilas Sharma, Indian poet and critic (d. 2000) |
1912 | Dorothy Eden, New Zealand-English author (d. 1982) |
1912 | Preston Smith, American businessman and politician, Governor of Texas (d. 2003) |
1912 | Maurice K. Goddard, American colonel and politician (d. 1995) |
1912 | André Laurendeau, Canadian journalist, playwright, and politician (d. 1968) |
1912 | William Baziotes, American painter and academic (d. 1963) |
1913 | Giannis Papaioannou, Greek composer (d. 1972) |
1912 | Dale Evans, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2001) |
1912 | René Toribio, Guadeloupean politician (d. 1990) |
1912 | Bernard Delfgaauw, Dutch philosopher and academic (d. 1993) |
1912 | Barry Sullivan, American actor (d. 1994) |
1912 | William F. Walsh, American captain and politician, 48th Mayor of Syracuse (d. 2011) |
1912 | Reuben David, Indian veterinarian and zoo founder (d. 1989) |
1912 | Ludwig Bölkow, German engineer (d. 2003) |
1912 | Toe Blake, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1995) |
1912 | Ingolf Dahl, German-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1970) |
1912 | Wolfgang Suschitzky, Austrian-English cinematographer and photographer (d. 2016) |
1913 | Anna Lee, English-American actress (d. 2004) |
1912 | William Lederer, American soldier and author (d. 2009) |
1912 | Raymonde Allain, French model and actress (d. 2008) |
1912 | Alfredo Pián, Argentinian race car driver (d. 1990) |
1912 | Alvin Hamilton, Canadian lieutenant and politician, 18th Canadian Minister of Agriculture (d. 2004) |