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 | Hans Adolf Krebs, German physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981) |
| 1900 | Nellie Campobello, Mexican writer who chronicled the Mexican Revolution (d. 1986) |
| 1900 | Georgia Hale, American silent film actress and real estate investor (d. 1985) |
| 1900 | Hack Wilson, American baseball player (d. 1948) |
| 1900 | Marie Byles, Australian solicitor (d. 1979) |
| 1900 | Mabel Mercer, English-American singer (d. 1984) |
| 1901 | Bob Marshall, American activist, co-founded The Wilderness Society (d. 1939) |
| 1900 | George Lennon, Irish Republican Army leader during the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War (d. 1991) |
| 1900 | Douglas Jardine, Indian-English cricketer and lawyer (d. 1958) |
| 1900 | Wilhelm Cauer, German mathematician and engineer (d. 1945) |
| 1900 | Helen Hayes, American actress (d. 1993) |
| 1901 | Ricardo Zamora, Spanish footballer and manager (d. 1978) |
| 1900 | Ruth Nanda Anshen, American writer, editor, and philosopher (d. 2003) |
| 1900 | Goose Goslin, American baseball player and manager (d. 1971) |
| 1900 | Ibrahim Abboud, Sudanese politician and general, 1st President of Sudan (d. 1983) |
| 1900 | Camille Chamoun, Lebanese lawyer and politician, 7th President of Lebanon (d. 1987) |
| 1900 | Helen Gahagan Douglas, American actress and politician (d. 1980) |
| 1900 | Franz Leopold Neumann, German lawyer and theorist (d. 1954) |
| 1900 | Margaret Mitchell, American journalist and author (d. 1949) |
| 1901 | Arthur Wirtz, American businessman (d. 1983) |
| 1900 | Otto Luening, German-American composer and conductor (d. 1996) |
| 1900 | Ricardo Cortez, American actor (d. 1977) |
| 1900 | Hans-Georg Gadamer, German philosopher and scholar (d. 2002) |
| 1901 | E. P. Taylor, Canadian businessman and horse breeder (d. 1989) |
| 1900 | Sophie Harris, English costume and scenic designer for theatre and opera (d. 1966) |
| 1901 | Ben Lyon, American actor (d. 1979) |
| 1901 | Frank Buckles, American soldier (d. 2011) |
| 1900 | Gina Cigna, French-Italian soprano and actress (d. 2001) |
| 1900 | Frances Adaskin, Canadian pianist (d. 2001) |
| 1900 | Stan Nichols, English cricketer (d. 1961) |