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.
When is the Chinese Year of the Rat?
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 | Sorcha Boru, American potter and ceramic sculptor (d. 2006) |
| 1900 | Karna Maria Birmingham, Australian artist, illustrator and print maker (d. 1987) |
| 1900 | Gladwyn Jebb, English politician and diplomat, Secretary-General of the United Nations (d. 1996) |
| 1900 | Hack Wilson, American baseball player (d. 1948) |
| 1900 | Ida Lou Anderson, American orator and professor, pioneer in the field of radio broadcasting (d. 1941) |
| 1900 | Yvor Winters, American critic and poet (d. 1968) |
| 1900 | Gina Cigna, French-Italian soprano and actress (d. 2001) |
| 1900 | Cecil Howard Green, English-American geophysicist and businessman, co-founded Texas Instruments (d. 2003) |
| 1900 | W. Edwards Deming, American statistician, author, and academic (d. 1993) |
| 1900 | Helen Morgan, American actress and singer (d. 1941) |
| 1900 | Fritz Wiessner, German-American mountaineer (d. 1988) |
| 1900 | Ida Browne, Australian geologist and palaeontologist (d. 1976) |
| 1900 | David Marshall Williams, American convicted murderer and firearms designer (d. 1975) |
| 1900 | Anna Maurizio, Swiss biologist, known for her study of bees (d. 1993) |
| 1900 | Betty Parsons, American artist, art dealer and collector (d. 1982) |
| 1900 | Percy Chapman, English cricketer (d. 1961) |
| 1900 | Willy Merkl, German mountaineer (d. 1934) |
| 1900 | Leo Picard, German-Israeli geologist and academic (d. 1997) |
| 1900 | Earle E. Partridge, American general (d. 1990) |
| 1900 | Isadora Bennett, American theatre manager and modern dance publicity agent (d. 1980) |
| 1901 | Paul Lazarsfeld, Austrian-American sociologist and academic (d. 1976) |
| 1900 | Manfred Sakel, Ukrainian-American psychiatrist and physician (d. 1957) |
| 1900 | Joseph Friedman, American inventor (d. 1982) |
| 1900 | Asbjørg Borgfelt, Norwegian sculptor (d. 1976) |
| 1900 | Mary V. Austin, Australian community worker and political activist (d. 1986) |
| 1900 | Sumitranandan Pant, Indian poet and author (d. 1977) |
| 1900 | Alain Grandbois, Canadian poet and author (d. 1975) |
| 1900 | Rhea Silberta, American Yiddish songwriter and singing teacher (d. 1959) |
| 1900 | Aaron Copland, American composer, conductor, and educator (d. 1990) |
| 1900 | Mildred Gillars, American broadcaster, employed by Nazi Germany to disseminate propaganda during WWII (d. 1988) |