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.
When is the Chinese Year of the Rat?
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 | John H. Michaelis, American general (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Hanna Reitsch, German soldier and pilot (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | John Cheever, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1982) |
| 1912 | Martha Scott, American actress (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Alfred Klingler, German field handballer |
| 1912 | James Algar, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Gordon Parks, American photographer and director (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Joseph Stein, American playwright and author (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Dorothy Janis, American actress (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Connie Sawyer, American actress (d. 2018) |
| 1912 | Chen Dayu, Chinese painter and calligrapher (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Edward Short, Baron Glenamara, English captain and politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 2012) |
| 1913 | Jimmy Van Heusen, American pianist and composer (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | Jean Lesage, Canadian lawyer and politician, 11th Premier of Quebec (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Ruby Payne-Scott, Australian physicist and astronomer (d. 1981) |
| 1912 | Billy Raimondi, American baseball player (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Bernard Joseph McLaughlin, American bishop (d. 2015) |
| 1912 | Georg Siimenson, Estonian footballer (d. 1978) |
| 1913 | Edward Gierek, Polish lawyer and politician (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Frank Malina, American engineer and painter (d. 1981) |
| 1912 | Henry Armstrong, American boxer (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | Tony Smith, American sculptor and educator (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Fernando Belaúnde Terry, Peruvian architect and politician, 85th President of Peru (d. 2002) |
| 1912 | Heinrich Harrer, Austrian geographer and mountaineer (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Henry Jonsson, Swedish runner (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Elias Degiannis, Greek commander (d. 1943) |
| 1912 | Birdie Tebbetts, American baseball player and manager (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Julia Child, American chef and author (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Maurice K. Goddard, American colonel and politician (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Erwin Bauer, German race car driver (d. 1958) |