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 W. Graham Claytor, Jr. American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 15th United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 1994)
1912 Minnie Pearl, American entertainer and philanthropist (d. 1996)
1912 Claire Cribbs, American basketball player and coach (d. 1985)
1912 Thomas C. Mann, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to El Salvador (d. 1999)
1912 Eric Sevareid, American journalist (d. 1992)
1912 Ruth Osburn, American discus thrower (d. 1994)
1912 Ram Vilas Sharma, Indian poet and critic (d. 2000)
1912 John Curtis Gowan, American psychologist and academic (d. 1986)
1912 Charles Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax, British peer, Conservative politician (d. 1980)
1912 Bill Brown, Australian cricketer (d. 2008)
1912 Géza Ottlik, Hungarian mathematician and theorist (d. 1990)
1912 John Le Mesurier, English actor (d. 1983)
1913 Rosa Parks, American civil rights activist (d. 2005)
1912 Georg Siimenson, Estonian footballer (d. 1978)
1912 Gloria Guinness, Mexican journalist (d. 1980)
1912 Johnny Checketts, New Zealand flying ace of the Second World War (d. 2006)
1913 Edward Gierek, Polish lawyer and politician (d. 2001)
1912 Richard Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1992)
1912 Dean Amadon, American ornithologist and author (d. 2003)
1913 Loretta Young, American actress (d. 2000)
1912 Studs Terkel, American historian and author (d. 2008)
1913 Anna Lee, English-American actress (d. 2004)
1912 Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner, American inventor (d. 2006)
1912 Maksim Tank, Belarusian poet, journalist, and translator (d. 1995)
1912 Alvin Hamilton, Canadian lieutenant and politician, 18th Canadian Minister of Agriculture (d. 2004)
1913 Malietoa Tanumafili II, Samoan ruler (d. 2007)
1912 Ludwig Bölkow, German engineer (d. 2003)
1912 Wendy Hiller, English actress (d. 2003)
1912 María Luisa Dehesa Gómez Farías, Mexican architect (d. 2009)
1912 Fritz Fischer, German physician (d. 2003)