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 | Charles Farrell, American actor and singer (d. 1990) |
| 1900 | Philip Phillips, American archaeologist and scholar (d. 1994) |
| 1900 | Isabel Pell, American socialite, fought as part of the French Resistance during WWII (d. 1951) |
| 1900 | Ruth Clifford, American actress (d. 1998) |
| 1900 | Ida Rhodes, American mathematician, pioneer in computer programming (d. 1986) |
| 1900 | Marc Allégret, French director and screenwriter (d. 1973) |
| 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 | Irmgard Bartenieff, German-American dancer and physical therapist, leading pioneer of dance therapy (d. 1981) |
| 1900 | Sylvi Kekkonen, Finnish writer and wife of President of Finland Urho Kekkonen (d. 1974) |
| 1900 | Otto Nothling, Australian cricketer and rugby player (d. 1965) |
| 1900 | Chester Gould, American cartoonist and author, created Dick Tracy (d. 1985) |
| 1900 | Ragnar Granit, Finnish-Swedish physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991) |
| 1900 | Bunny Ahearne, Irish-English ice hockey player and manager (d. 1985) |
| 1900 | Nathalie Sarraute, French lawyer and author (d. 1999) |
| 1900 | Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, 19th President of Colombia (d. 1975) |
| 1901 | Ngô Đình Diệm, Vietnamese lawyer and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Vietnam (d. 1963) |
| 1900 | Ants Oras, Estonian-American author and academic (d. 1982) |
| 1900 | Alain Grandbois, Canadian poet and author (d. 1975) |
| 1900 | Otto Soglow, American cartoonist (d. 1975) |
| 1900 | Estelle Brody, American silent film actress (d. 1995) |
| 1900 | Ernie Pyle, American soldier and journalist (d. 1945) |
| 1900 | Asbjørg Borgfelt, Norwegian sculptor (d. 1976) |
| 1901 | Mieczysław Żywczyński, Polish priest and historian (d. 1978) |
| 1900 | David Marshall Williams, American convicted murderer and firearms designer (d. 1975) |
| 1900 | Gontran de Poncins, French author and adventurer (d. 1962) |
| 1900 | Basil Bunting, British poet (d. 1985) |
| 1900 | Allen Jenkins, American actor and singer (d. 1974) |
| 1900 | Tyrone Guthrie, English actor and director (d. 1971) |
| 1900 | Adlai Stevenson II, American soldier, politician, and diplomat, 5th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (d. 1965) |