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 |
|---|---|
| 1912 | Odette Hallowes, French soldier and spy (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Kathleen Ferrier, English operatic singer (d. 1953) |
| 1912 | E. R. Braithwaite, Guyanese novelist, writer, teacher, and diplomat (d. 2016) |
| 1912 | Studs Terkel, American historian and author (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Fritz Fischer, German physician (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Raymonde Allain, French model and actress (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Tetsuji Takechi, Japanese theatrical and film director, critic, and author (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | Yi Wu, Japanese-Korean colonel (d. 1945) |
| 1912 | Daniel Jones, Welsh captain and composer (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Richard C. Miller, American photographer (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | June Havoc, American actress, singer and dancer (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Milton Friedman, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Hound Dog Taylor, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1975) |
| 1912 | Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., American general and pilot (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | George O. Petrie, American actor and director (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | A. Bertram Chandler, English-Australian author (d. 1984) |
| 1912 | Palle Huld, Danish actor (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Bill Roberts, English sprinter and soldier (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Vishnu Prabhakar, Indian author and playwright (d. 2009) |
| 1912 | Virgil Fox, American organist and composer (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Luigi Raimondi, Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (d. 1975) |
| 1912 | José Pablo Moncayo, Mexican pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1958) |
| 1912 | Enoch Powell, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Health (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Barbara Hutton, American philanthropist (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Morris Louis, American painter (d. 1962) |
| 1912 | Wolfgang Suschitzky, Austrian-English cinematographer and photographer (d. 2016) |
| 1912 | Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner, American inventor (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Kenny Baker, American singer and actor (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | James Callaghan, English lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Alfredo Stroessner, Paraguayan general and politician, 46th President of Paraguay (d. 2006) |