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.
When is the Chinese Year of the Rat?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1900 | Bunny Ahearne, Irish-English ice hockey player and manager (d. 1985) |
| 1900 | Albert Hawke, Australian politician, 18th Premier of Western Australia (d. 1986) |
| 1900 | Lucile Godbold, American athlete (d. 1981) |
| 1900 | Cecil Howard Green, English-American geophysicist and businessman, co-founded Texas Instruments (d. 2003) |
| 1900 | Martin Bormann, German politician (d. 1945) |
| 1900 | Adolf Dassler, German businessman, founded Adidas (d. 1978) |
| 1900 | Jessica Dragonette, American singer (d. 1980) |
| 1900 | Herbert Bayer, Austrian-American graphic designer, painter, and photographer (d. 1985) |
| 1900 | Lucille Lortel, American actress and producer (d. 1999) |
| 1900 | Florieda Batson, American Olympic hurdler (d. 1996) |
| 1900 | Pierre Molinier, French painter and photographer (d. 1976) |
| 1900 | Lilli Jahn, Jewish German doctor (d. 1944) |
| 1900 | Edgar Wind, German-English historian, author, and academic (d. 1971) |
| 1900 | Andrée Boisson, French Olympic fencer (d. 1973) |
| 1900 | James Hilton, English-American author and screenwriter (d. 1954) |
| 1900 | George Lewis, American clarinet player and songwriter (d. 1969) |
| 1900 | Bill Aston, English race car driver (d. 1974) |
| 1900 | Mary V. Austin, Australian community worker and political activist (d. 1986) |
| 1900 | Eva Aschoff, German bookbinder and calligrapher (d. 1969) |
| 1900 | Jimmy Dimmock, English footballer (d. 1972) |
| 1900 | Helen Gahagan Douglas, American actress and politician (d. 1980) |
| 1901 | Alfred Tarski, Polish-American mathematician and philosopher (d. 1983) |
| 1901 | Kwon Ki-ok, Korean pilot (d. 1988) |
| 1900 | Sylvi Kekkonen, Finnish writer and wife of President of Finland Urho Kekkonen (d. 1974) |
| 1900 | Thomas Wolfe, American novelist (d. 1938) |
| 1900 | Anis Fuleihan, Cypriot-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1970) |
| 1900 | Blanche Noyes, American aviator, winner of the 1936 Bendix Trophy Race (d. 1981) |
| 1901 | Karl Künstler, German SS officer (d. 1945) |
| 1900 | John McEwen, Australian farmer and politician, 18th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1980) |
| 1900 | Ida Lou Anderson, American orator and professor, pioneer in the field of radio broadcasting (d. 1941) |