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 | Stan Nichols, English cricketer (d. 1961) |
| 1900 | Tommy Ladnier, American trumpet player (d. 1939) |
| 1900 | Jacques Prévert, French poet and screenwriter (d. 1977) |
| 1900 | Herta Hammerbacher, German landscape architect and professor (d. 1985) |
| 1900 | Bernardus Johannes Alfrink, Dutch cardinal (d. 1987) |
| 1900 | Dorothy Burr Thompson, American archaeologist and art historian (d. 2001) |
| 1900 | Rinus van den Berge, Dutch athlete (d. 1972) |
| 1900 | Betty Parsons, American artist, art dealer and collector (d. 1982) |
| 1900 | Iracema de Alencar, Brazilian film actress (d. 1978) |
| 1900 | Jack Tworkov, Polish-American painter and educator (d. 1982) |
| 1900 | Rudolf Schottlaender, German philosopher, classical philologist and translator (d. 1988) |
| 1900 | Merle Barwis, American-Canadian supercentenarian (d. 2014) |
| 1900 | Erich Fromm, German psychologist and sociologist (d. 1980) |
| 1901 | Kwon Ki-ok, Korean pilot (d. 1988) |
| 1900 | Otto Luening, German-American composer and conductor (d. 1996) |
| 1900 | Ruth Norman, American religious leader (d. 1993) |
| 1900 | Tom Goddard, English cricketer (d. 1966) |
| 1900 | Joey Smallwood, Canadian journalist and politician, 1st Premier of Newfoundland (d. 1991) |
| 1900 | Vivienne de Watteville, British travel writer and adventurer (d. 1957) |
| 1900 | Spencer Tracy, American actor (d. 1967) |
| 1900 | Roland Michener, Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Governor General of Canada (d. 1991) |
| 1900 | Giuseppe Zangara, Italian-American assassin of Anton Cermak (d. 1933) |
| 1900 | Ham Fisher, American cartoonist (d. 1955) |
| 1901 | Stella Adler, American actress and educator (d. 1992) |
| 1900 | Shivrampant Damle, Indian educationist (d. 1977) |
| 1900 | Isobel Hogg Kerr Beattie, Scottish architect (d. 1970) |
| 1900 | Percy Chapman, English cricketer (d. 1961) |
| 1901 | Ricardo Zamora, Spanish footballer and manager (d. 1978) |
| 1900 | Roger J. Traynor, American lawyer and jurist, 23rd Chief Justice of California (d. 1983) |
| 1900 | Lena Frances Edwards, African-American physician, awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom (d. 1986) |