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 | Alfred Strange, English footballer (d. 1978) |
| 1900 | Hawayo Takata, Japanese-American teacher and master practitioner of Reiki (d. 1980) |
| 1900 | Lucile Godbold, American athlete (d. 1981) |
| 1900 | Paul Hugh Emmett, American chemist and engineer (d. 1985) |
| 1900 | Ida Browne, Australian geologist and palaeontologist (d. 1976) |
| 1900 | Eliška Junková, Czechoslovakian race car driver (d. 1994) |
| 1900 | Taylor Caldwell, English-American author (d. 1985) |
| 1900 | Stanley Graham, New Zealand mass murderer (d. 1941) |
| 1900 | Irmgard Bartenieff, German-American dancer and physical therapist, leading pioneer of dance therapy (d. 1981) |
| 1900 | Jimmy Dimmock, English footballer (d. 1972) |
| 1900 | Sumitranandan Pant, Indian poet and author (d. 1977) |
| 1900 | Ibrahim Abboud, Sudanese politician and general, 1st President of Sudan (d. 1983) |
| 1900 | Roy Worters, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1957) |
| 1900 | Ham Fisher, American cartoonist (d. 1955) |
| 1900 | Giorgos Seferis, Greek poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1971) |
| 1900 | Lisy Fischer, Swiss-born pianist and child prodigy (d. 1999) |
| 1900 | Nellie Mae Rowe, American folk artist (d. 1982) |
| 1900 | Willie Kamm, American baseball player and manager (d. 1988) |
| 1900 | Edgar Wind, German-English historian, author, and academic (d. 1971) |
| 1900 | Juan Arvizu, Mexican lyric opera tenor and bolero vocalist (d.1985) |
| 1900 | Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, English admiral and politician, 44th Governor-General of India (d. 1979) |
| 1900 | Ruth Norman, American religious leader (d. 1993) |
| 1900 | Julia Davis Adams, American author and journalist (d. 1993) |
| 1900 | Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, Mauritian philanthropist and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Mauritius (d. 1985) |
| 1900 | Kateryna Vasylivna Bilokur, Ukrainian folk artist (d. 1961) |
| 1901 | Clark Gable, American actor (d. 1960) |
| 1900 | Malvina Reynolds, American singer-songwriter and activist (d. 1978) |
| 1900 | Asbjørg Borgfelt, Norwegian sculptor (d. 1976) |
| 1900 | Percy Chapman, English cricketer (d. 1961) |
| 1900 | Tommy Ladnier, American trumpet player (d. 1939) |