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 |
|---|---|
| 1912 | Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish architect and diplomat (d. 1947) |
| 1912 | George Emmett, English cricketer and coach (d. 1976) |
| 1912 | Igor Troubetzkoy, Russian aristocrat and race car driver (d. 2008) |
| 1912 | David Brand, Australian politician, 19th Premier of Western Australia (d. 1979) |
| 1913 | Ray Stehr, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1983) |
| 1912 | Theodore Marier, American composer and educator, founded the Boston Archdiocesan Choir School (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Irv Kupcinet, American football player and journalist (d. 2003) |
| 1912 | Jay Silverheels, Canadian-American actor (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | André Laurendeau, Canadian journalist, playwright, and politician (d. 1968) |
| 1912 | David Raksin, American composer and educator (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Émile Peynaud, French oenologist and academic (d. 2004) |
| 1912 | Bernard Joseph McLaughlin, American bishop (d. 2015) |
| 1912 | György Sándor, Hungarian pianist and composer (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | James Callaghan, English lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | W. Allen Wallis, American economist and statistician (d. 1998) |
| 1912 | Edward Short, Baron Glenamara, English captain and politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Birdie Tebbetts, American baseball player and manager (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Hound Dog Taylor, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1975) |
| 1912 | Joan Sanderson, English actress (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Henry Jones, American actor (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Virgil Fox, American organist and composer (d. 1980) |
| 1912 | Claire Cribbs, American basketball player and coach (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Richard Doll, English physiologist and epidemiologist (d. 2005) |
| 1912 | Woodrow Borah, American historian of Spanish America (d. 1999) |
| 1912 | Giff Vivian, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1983) |
| 1912 | May Sarton, American poet, novelist and memoirist (d. 1995) |
| 1912 | Peter Leo Gerety, American prelate (d. 2016) |
| 1912 | Kaneto Shindō, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012) |
| 1912 | Bayard Rustin, American activist (d. 1987) |
| 1912 | Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, German astronomer and academic (d. 1954) |