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 | Oskar Fischinger, German-American abstract artist, filmmaker, and painter (d. 1967) |
| 1901 | Mieczysław Żywczyński, Polish priest and historian (d. 1978) |
| 1900 | Hughie Critz, American baseball player (d. 1980) |
| 1900 | Lefty Grove, American baseball player (d. 1975) |
| 1900 | Elfriede Wever, German Olympic runner (d. 1941) |
| 1901 | E. P. Taylor, Canadian businessman and horse breeder (d. 1989) |
| 1901 | Willy Fritsch, German actor (d. 1973) |
| 1900 | Helen Redfield, American geneticist (d. 1988) |
| 1900 | Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, 19th President of Colombia (d. 1975) |
| 1900 | Kateryna Vasylivna Bilokur, Ukrainian folk artist (d. 1961) |
| 1900 | Joey Smallwood, Canadian journalist and politician, 1st Premier of Newfoundland (d. 1991) |
| 1900 | Blanche Noyes, American aviator, winner of the 1936 Bendix Trophy Race (d. 1981) |
| 1900 | Merle Barwis, American-Canadian supercentenarian (d. 2014) |
| 1900 | Hack Wilson, American baseball player (d. 1948) |
| 1901 | Edward Turner, English engineer (d. 1973) |
| 1900 | Erni Krusten, Estonian author and poet (d. 1984) |
| 1900 | Ernst Krenek, Austrian-American composer and educator (d. 1991) |
| 1900 | Natalie Schafer, American actress (d. 1991) |
| 1900 | Mitchell Parish, Lithuanian-American songwriter (d. 1993) |
| 1900 | Margret Boveri, German journalist (d. 1975) |
| 1900 | Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother of the United Kingdom (d. 2002) |
| 1900 | Hermína Týrlová, Czechoslovakian animator, screenwriter, and film director (d. 1993) |
| 1901 | Kwon Ki-ok, Korean pilot (d. 1988) |
| 1900 | Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, Mauritian philanthropist and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Mauritius (d. 1985) |
| 1901 | James Murray, American actor (d. 1936) |
| 1900 | Ashfaqulla Khan, Indian activist (d. 1927) |
| 1900 | Eyvind Johnson, Swedish novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1976) |
| 1900 | Heinrich Himmler, German commander and politician (d. 1945) |
| 1900 | Eliška Junková, Czechoslovakian race car driver (d. 1994) |
| 1900 | Pierre Molinier, French painter and photographer (d. 1976) |