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 |
|---|---|
| 1913 | Rudolf Wanderone, American professional pocket billiards player (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Igor Troubetzkoy, Russian aristocrat and race car driver (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Toe Blake, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Herman Johannes, Indonesian scientist, academic, and politician (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Makar Honcharenko, Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Connie Sawyer, American actress (d. 2018) |
| 1912 | Sam Snead, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Julius Axelrod, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Louis Paul Boon, Flemish journalist and author (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Jean Lesage, Canadian lawyer and politician, 11th Premier of Quebec (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Marta Eggerth, Hungarian-American actress and singer (d. 2013) |
| 1912 | Arline Judge, American actress and singer (d. 1974) |
| 1912 | Mary Wesley, English author (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Hilda Nickson, English author (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Peter Leo Gerety, American prelate (d. 2016) |
| 1912 | Carlos "Botong" Francisco, Filipino painter (d. 1969) |
| 1912 | Virgil Fox, American organist and composer (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Robert Simpson, American meteorologist and author (d. 2014) |
| 1912 | Erich Bagge, German physicist and academic (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Syd Hoff, American author and illustrator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Gego, German-Venezuelan sculptor and academic (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Don Gutteridge, American baseball player and manager (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | William Lederer, American soldier and author (d. 2009) |
| 1913 | Luis Marden, American photographer and journalist (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | David Packard, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Hewlett-Packard (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Hugh Watt, Australian-New Zealand engineer and politician, Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | MarĂa de la Cruz, Chilean journalist and activist (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Vadim Salmanov, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1978) |
| 1912 | Herbert C. Brown, English-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Richard Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1992) |