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 |
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| 1912 | Antonio Ferri, Italian scientist (d. 1975) |
| 1912 | Ram Vilas Sharma, Indian poet and critic (d. 2000) |
| 1913 | Richard Nixon, American commander, lawyer, and politician, 37th President of the United States (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Les Brown, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | György Sándor, Hungarian pianist and composer (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Meldrim Thomson Jr., American publisher and politician, Governor of New Hampshire (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Ollie Johnston, American animator and voice actor (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Carlos "Botong" Francisco, Filipino painter (d. 1969) |
| 1912 | Richard Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Bill Roberts, English sprinter and soldier (d. 2001) |
| 1913 | Rex Ingamells, Australian author and poet (d. 1955) |
| 1913 | Rosa Parks, American civil rights activist (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Vadim Salmanov, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1978) |
| 1912 | Reuben David, Indian veterinarian and zoo founder (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | Willie Hall, English international footballer (d. 1967) |
| 1912 | Irv Kupcinet, American football player and journalist (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Eric Sevareid, American journalist (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Silviu Bindea, Romanian footballer (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Richard Carlson, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Eric Hollies, English cricketer (d. 1981) |
| 1912 | Wernher von Braun, German-American physicist and engineer (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Charles Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax, British peer, Conservative politician (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, Russian mathematician, physicist, and mountaineer (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Kristina Söderbaum, Swedish-German actress and photographer (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | René Toribio, Guadeloupean politician (d. 1990) |
| 1912 | Harry Holtzman, American painter (d. 1987) |
| 1912 | Kaneto Shindo, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Archibald Cox, American lawyer and politician, 31st United States Solicitor General (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Barbara Hutton, American philanthropist (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Pierre Boulle, French soldier and author (d. 1994) |