Born in 1900, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1900 is the Year of the Rat and it is the Metal element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1900 are Rats. The Chinese Rat year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 31 January 1900 and 18 February 1901 are considered born in the Chinese year 1900 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. 1900 is also known as the Year of the Metal Rat. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1900 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Rat and 1900
Famous People Born in the Year of the Rat and Chinese Year 1900. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Rat 1900. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1900 | Don Redman, American composer, and bandleader (d. 1964) |
| 1901 | Martín de Álzaga, Argentinian racing driver and pilot (d. 1982) |
| 1900 | Lissy Arna, German film actress (d. 1964) |
| 1900 | Leo Robin, American composer and songwriter (d. 1984) |
| 1900 | Herbert Biberman, American director and screenwriter (d. 1971) |
| 1900 | Polly Adler, Russian-American madam and author (d. 1962) |
| 1900 | Shivrampant Damle, Indian educationist (d. 1977) |
| 1900 | Fred Waring, American singer, bandleader, and television host (d. 1984) |
| 1900 | Ignazio Silone, Italian journalist and politician (d. 1978) |
| 1900 | Bill Aston, English race car driver (d. 1974) |
| 1900 | Iracema de Alencar, Brazilian film actress (d. 1978) |
| 1900 | Jan Oort, Dutch astronomer and academic (d. 1992) |
| 1901 | Rudolf Caracciola, German racing driver (d. 1959) |
| 1900 | Andrée Bosquet, Belgian painter (d. 1980) |
| 1900 | Aleksander Wat, Polish poet and writer (d. 1967) |
| 1900 | Hans Adolf Krebs, German physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981) |
| 1900 | Bunny Ahearne, Irish-English ice hockey player and manager (d. 1985) |
| 1900 | Wolfgang Pauli, Austrian-Swiss-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1958) |
| 1900 | Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, Mauritian philanthropist and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Mauritius (d. 1985) |
| 1900 | Oskar Loorits, Estonian author and academic (d. 1961) |
| 1900 | Claude Pepper, American lawyer and politician (d. 1989) |
| 1900 | Walter Rehberg, Swiss pianist and composer (d. 1957) |
| 1900 | Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, English admiral and politician, 44th Governor-General of India (d. 1979) |
| 1900 | Frederica Sagor Maas, American author and screenwriter (d. 2012) |
| 1900 | Spencer Tracy, American actor (d. 1967) |
| 1900 | Rhea Silberta, American Yiddish songwriter and singing teacher (d. 1959) |
| 1900 | Aaron Copland, American composer, conductor, and educator (d. 1990) |
| 1900 | George Lewis, American clarinet player and songwriter (d. 1969) |
| 1900 | Mervyn LeRoy, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1987) |
| 1900 | Merle Barwis, American-Canadian supercentenarian (d. 2014) |