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 | Albert Weisbord, American activist, founded the Communist League of Struggle (d. 1977) |
| 1900 | John Babcock, Canadian-American sergeant (d. 2010) |
| 1900 | Manfred Sakel, Ukrainian-American psychiatrist and physician (d. 1957) |
| 1900 | Stanley Graham, New Zealand mass murderer (d. 1941) |
| 1900 | Alfred Newman, American composer and conductor (d. 1970) |
| 1900 | Kurt Weill, German-American pianist and composer (d. 1950) |
| 1900 | Marie Byles, Australian solicitor (d. 1979) |
| 1900 | Eyvind Johnson, Swedish novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1976) |
| 1900 | Eduardo De Filippo, Italian actor and screenwriter (d. 1984) |
| 1900 | Gilbert Ryle, English philosopher, author, and academic (d. 1976) |
| 1900 | Joseph Friedman, American inventor (d. 1982) |
| 1900 | Margherita Bontade, Italian politician (d. 1992) |
| 1900 | Margaret Utinsky, American nurse, recipient of the Medal of Freedom (d. 1970) |
| 1900 | Jonel Perlea, Romanian-American conductor and educator (d. 1970) |
| 1900 | Jessica Dragonette, American singer (d. 1980) |
| 1900 | Mencha Karnicheva, Macedonian revolutionary and assassin (d. 1964) |
| 1900 | Bill Stone, English soldier (d. 2009) |
| 1900 | Joseph Green, Polish-American actor and director (d. 1996) |
| 1900 | Maria Malicka, Polish stage and film actress (d. 1992) |
| 1900 | Hans-Georg Gadamer, German philosopher and scholar (d. 2002) |
| 1900 | Aleksander Wat, Polish poet and writer (d. 1967) |
| 1900 | Erni Krusten, Estonian author and poet (d. 1984) |
| 1900 | Richard Hughes, English author, poet, and playwright (d. 1976) |
| 1901 | C. L. R. James, Trinidadian journalist and theorist (d. 1989) |
| 1900 | Haskell Curry, American mathematician, logician, and academic (d. 1982) |
| 1900 | Irmgard Bartenieff, German-American dancer and physical therapist, leading pioneer of dance therapy (d. 1981) |
| 1900 | Elizabeth Goudge, English author and educator (d. 1984) [7] |
| 1900 | Jōsei Toda, Japanese educator and activist (d. 1958) |
| 1900 | Tom Macdonald, Welsh journalist and author (d. 1980) |
| 1900 | Sun Li-jen, Chinese general and politician (d. 1990) |