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 | Helene Weigel, Austrian-German actress (d. 1971) |
| 1900 | Lucile Godbold, American athlete (d. 1981) |
| 1900 | Adolf Dymsza, Polish actor (d. 1975) |
| 1900 | Kurt Weill, German-American pianist and composer (d. 1950) |
| 1900 | Karna Maria Birmingham, Australian artist, illustrator and print maker (d. 1987) |
| 1900 | Anna Maurizio, Swiss biologist, known for her study of bees (d. 1993) |
| 1901 | James Murray, American actor (d. 1936) |
| 1900 | Mary V. Austin, Australian community worker and political activist (d. 1986) |
| 1900 | Hellmuth Walter, German-American engineer and businessman (d. 1980) |
| 1900 | Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother of the United Kingdom (d. 2002) |
| 1900 | Georges-Henri Bousquet, French economist and Islamologist (d. 1978) |
| 1900 | Ruth Norman, American religious leader (d. 1993) |
| 1900 | John T. Scopes, American educator (d. 1970) |
| 1901 | Bebe Daniels, American actress (d. 1971) |
| 1900 | Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, Nigerian educator and activist (d. 1978) |
| 1900 | Arnold Orville Beckman, American chemist, inventor, and philanthropist (d. 2004) |
| 1901 | Martín de Álzaga, Argentinian racing driver and pilot (d. 1982) |
| 1901 | Clark Gable, American actor (d. 1960) |
| 1900 | Ernie Pyle, American soldier and journalist (d. 1945) |
| 1900 | Julien Green, French-American author (d. 1998) |
| 1900 | Helen Bradley, English painter (d. 1979) |
| 1900 | Rudolf Schottlaender, German philosopher, classical philologist and translator (d. 1988) |
| 1900 | Pandelis Pouliopoulos, Greek lawyer and politician (d. 1943) |
| 1900 | Tom Goddard, English cricketer (d. 1966) |
| 1900 | Ernst Krenek, Austrian-American composer and educator (d. 1991) |
| 1900 | Mary Bothwell, Canadian classical vocalist and painter (d. 1985) |
| 1901 | Wayne King, American singer-songwriter and conductor (d. 1985) |
| 1901 | Bob Marshall, American activist, co-founded The Wilderness Society (d. 1939) |
| 1900 | John Babcock, Canadian-American sergeant (d. 2010) |
| 1900 | Holling C. Holling, American author and illustrator (d. 1973) |