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 | Tyrone Guthrie, English actor and director (d. 1971) |
| 1900 | George Antheil, American pianist, composer, and author (d. 1959) |
| 1900 | Anis Fuleihan, Cypriot-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1970) |
| 1900 | Frances Adaskin, Canadian pianist (d. 2001) |
| 1900 | Ragnar Granit, Finnish-Swedish physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991) |
| 1900 | Julia Davis Adams, American author and journalist (d. 1993) |
| 1900 | William Stevenson, American track and fielder (d. 1985) |
| 1900 | Stan Nichols, English cricketer (d. 1961) |
| 1901 | Chester Morris, American actor (d. 1970) |
| 1900 | Margret Boveri, German journalist (d. 1975) |
| 1900 | Heinrich Himmler, German commander and politician (d. 1945) |
| 1900 | Rudolf Schottlaender, German philosopher, classical philologist and translator (d. 1988) |
| 1900 | Henri Jeanson, French journalist and author (d. 1970) |
| 1900 | Juan Arvizu, Mexican lyric opera tenor and bolero vocalist (d.1985) |
| 1900 | Isobel Hogg Kerr Beattie, Scottish architect (d. 1970) |
| 1900 | Erich Fromm, German psychologist and sociologist (d. 1980) |
| 1900 | Mervyn LeRoy, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1987) |
| 1900 | Basil Bunting, British poet (d. 1985) |
| 1900 | Yoshimaro Yamashina, Japanese ornithologist, founded the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology (d. 1989) |
| 1900 | Jōsei Toda, Japanese educator and activist (d. 1958) |
| 1900 | Nathalie Sarraute, French lawyer and author (d. 1999) |
| 1900 | Aleksander Wat, Polish poet and writer (d. 1967) |
| 1900 | Percy Chapman, English cricketer (d. 1961) |
| 1900 | Jean Arthur, American actress (d. 1991) |
| 1900 | Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, Nigerian educator and activist (d. 1978) |
| 1900 | Gladwyn Jebb, English politician and diplomat, Secretary-General of the United Nations (d. 1996) |
| 1901 | Arthur Wirtz, American businessman (d. 1983) |
| 1901 | Clark Gable, American actor (d. 1960) |
| 1900 | W. A. C. Bennett, Canadian businessman and politician, 25th Premier of British Columbia (d. 1979) |
| 1900 | John Babcock, Canadian-American sergeant (d. 2010) |