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 | Kurt Sanderling, Polish-German conductor (d. 2011) |
| 1912 | Perry Como, American singer and television host (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Earl Bostic, African-American saxophonist (d. 1965) |
| 1913 | Rex Ingamells, Australian author and poet (d. 1955) |
| 1912 | Jim Turnesa, American golfer (d. 1971) |
| 1912 | Dale Evans, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Reuben David, Indian veterinarian and zoo founder (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Edward Short, Baron Glenamara, English captain and politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Anthony Buckeridge, English author (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Basappa Danappa Jatti, Indian lawyer and politician, 5th Vice President of India (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Thomas C. Mann, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to El Salvador (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Fritz Hellwig, German politician (d. 2017) |
| 1912 | George O. Petrie, American actor and director (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Chien-Shiung Wu, Chinese-American experimental physicist (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Abdelkader Ben Bouali, French footballer (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Harald Keres, Estonian physicist and academic (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Carlo Ponti, Italian-Swiss film producer (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | David Packard, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Hewlett-Packard (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Gene Kelly, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | John Cage, American composer and theorist (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Chuck Jones, American animator, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Art Gilmore, American voice actor and announcer (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Per Imerslund, Norwegian-German soldier and author (d. 1943) |
| 1912 | Alan Turing, English mathematician and computer scientist (d. 1954) |
| 1912 | Carlos Guastavino, Argentine composer (d. 2000) |
| 1912 | Håkon Stenstadvold, Norwegian painter, illustrator, and critic (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau, Canadian poet and painter (d. 1943) |
| 1913 | Richard Nixon, American commander, lawyer, and politician, 37th President of the United States (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Luiz Gonzaga, Brazilian singer-songwriter and accordion player (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Luigi Raimondi, Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (d. 1975) |