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 | Erich Bagge, German physicist and academic (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Millicent Selsam, American author and academic (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Wayne Barlow, American organist, composer, and director (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Jack Marshall, New Zealand colonel, lawyer, and politician, 28th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | Gene Kelly, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1996) |
| 1913 | Luis Marden, American photographer and journalist (d. 2003) |
| 1913 | Loretta Young, American actress (d. 2000) |
| 1912 | Tony Smith, American sculptor and educator (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Samuel Fuller, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Virginia MacWatters, American soprano and actress (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Marina Raskova, Russian pilot and navigator (d. 1943) |
| 1912 | Mohammad Hassan Ganji, Iranian meteorologist and academic (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Anthony Buckeridge, English author (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Luigi Raimondi, Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (d. 1975) |
| 1912 | Afro Basaldella, Italian painter and academic (d. 1976) |
| 1912 | Jim Turnesa, American golfer (d. 1971) |
| 1912 | Henry Jones, American actor (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Hugh Griffith, Welsh actor (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Makar Honcharenko, Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 1997) |
| 1912 | Wendy Hiller, English actress (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Abdelkader Ben Bouali, French footballer (d. 1997) |
| 1913 | Wally Parks, American businessman, founded the National Hot Rod Association (d. 2007) |
| 1912 | Karl Malden, American actor (d. 2009) |
| 1912 | Don Siegel, American director and producer (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | Pierre Boulle, French soldier and author (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | William Lederer, American soldier and author (d. 2009) |
| 1912 | Alfredo Stroessner, Paraguayan general and politician, 46th President of Paraguay (d. 2006) |
| 1912 | Geoffrey Baker, English Field Marshal and Chief of the General Staff of the British Army (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Henry Katzman, American pianist, composer, and painter (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Muhammad Shamsul Huq, Bangladeshi academic and former Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2006) |