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 | Nathalie Sarraute, French lawyer and author (d. 1999) |
| 1900 | Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (d. 1974) |
| 1900 | Erni Krusten, Estonian author and poet (d. 1984) |
| 1900 | Wilhelm Cauer, German mathematician and engineer (d. 1945) |
| 1900 | Henri Jeanson, French journalist and author (d. 1970) |
| 1901 | Frank Buckles, American soldier (d. 2011) |
| 1900 | Florieda Batson, American Olympic hurdler (d. 1996) |
| 1900 | Marc Allégret, French director and screenwriter (d. 1973) |
| 1900 | Willis Laurence James, American violinist and educator (d. 1966) |
| 1900 | Margaret Utinsky, American nurse, recipient of the Medal of Freedom (d. 1970) |
| 1900 | Johan Greter, Dutch equestrian (d. 1975) |
| 1900 | Willie Kamm, American baseball player and manager (d. 1988) |
| 1900 | Tebbs Lloyd Johnson, English race walker (d. 1984) |
| 1900 | Lefty Grove, American baseball player (d. 1975) |
| 1901 | Ivan Petrovsky, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1973) |
| 1900 | Belinda Dann, Indigenous Australian who was one of the Stolen Generation, reunited with family aged 107 (d. 2007) |
| 1900 | Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, English-American astronomer and astrophysicist (d. 1979) |
| 1900 | Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, Mauritian philanthropist and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Mauritius (d. 1985) |
| 1900 | Kateryna Vasylivna Bilokur, Ukrainian folk artist (d. 1961) |
| 1900 | Shivrampant Damle, Indian educationist (d. 1977) |
| 1900 | Julia Davis Adams, American author and journalist (d. 1993) |
| 1900 | Oskar Fischinger, German-American abstract artist, filmmaker, and painter (d. 1967) |
| 1900 | Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, 19th President of Colombia (d. 1975) |
| 1900 | Sophie Harris, English costume and scenic designer for theatre and opera (d. 1966) |
| 1900 | Martha Ostenso, Canadian screenwriter and novelist (d. 1963) |
| 1900 | Asbjørg Borgfelt, Norwegian sculptor (d. 1976) |
| 1900 | Sylvi Kekkonen, Finnish writer and wife of President of Finland Urho Kekkonen (d. 1974) |
| 1900 | Giuseppe Zangara, Italian-American assassin of Anton Cermak (d. 1933) |
| 1900 | John Babcock, Canadian-American sergeant (d. 2010) |
| 1900 | Suzanne Belperron, French jewelry designer (d. 1983) |