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 | Bill Brown, Australian cricketer (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | Harald Keres, Estonian physicist and academic (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Alfred Klingler, German field handballer |
| 1912 | Dale Evans, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | George Emmett, English cricketer and coach (d. 1976) |
| 1912 | Carlo Ponti, Italian-Swiss film producer (d. 2007) |
| 1913 | Witold Lutosławski, Polish composer and conductor (d. 1994) |
| 1913 | Carroll Cloar, American artist (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | Kathleen Ollerenshaw, English mathematician, astronomer, and politician, Lord Mayor of Manchester (d. 2014) |
| 1912 | David Raksin, American composer and educator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Don Siegel, American director and producer (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | Axel Springer, German journalist and publisher, founded Axel Springer AG (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | George Woodcock, Canadian author and poet (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Gunther Plaut, German-Canadian rabbi and author (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Frank Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (d. 1985) |
| 1913 | Miriam Hyde, Australian pianist and composer (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Hilda Nickson, English author (d. 1977) |
| 1912 | Vladimir Žerjavić, Croatian economist and author (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Sally Kirkland, American journalist (d. 1989) |
| 1912 | John H. Michaelis, American general (d. 1985) |
| 1913 | Lloyd Bridges, American actor (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Carl Marzani, Italian-American activist and publisher (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Gerald Emmett Carter, Canadian cardinal (d. 2003) |
| 1913 | Victor Mature, American actor (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Antonio Ferri, Italian scientist (d. 1975) |
| 1912 | Wayne Barlow, American organist, composer, and director (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Peter Leo Gerety, American prelate (d. 2016) |
| 1912 | Hugh Watt, Australian-New Zealand engineer and politician, Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Doris Duke, American art collector and philanthropist (d. 1993) |
| 1912 | M. H. Abrams, American author, critic, and academic (d. 2015) |