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 | August Mälk, Estonian author and playwright (d. 1987) |
| 1900 | Gerald Marks, American composer (d. 1997) |
| 1900 | Margret Boveri, German journalist (d. 1975) |
| 1900 | Ernst Krenek, Austrian-American composer and educator (d. 1991) |
| 1900 | Alain Grandbois, Canadian poet and author (d. 1975) |
| 1900 | Philip Phillips, American archaeologist and scholar (d. 1994) |
| 1900 | Marta Abba, Italian actress (d. 1988) |
| 1900 | Gotthard Günther, German philosopher and academic (d. 1984) |
| 1900 | Adolf Dymsza, Polish actor (d. 1975) |
| 1901 | Brian Donlevy, American actor (d. 1972) |
| 1900 | Herbert Bayer, Austrian-American graphic designer, painter, and photographer (d. 1985) |
| 1900 | Alessandro Blasetti, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 1987) |
| 1901 | Cassandre, French painter (d. 1968) |
| 1900 | Margherita Bontade, Italian politician (d. 1992) |
| 1900 | Nathalie Sarraute, French lawyer and author (d. 1999) |
| 1901 | Alfred Tarski, Polish-American mathematician and philosopher (d. 1983) |
| 1900 | Lucille Lortel, American actress and producer (d. 1999) |
| 1900 | Helen Redfield, American geneticist (d. 1988) |
| 1900 | Bill Ponsford, Australian cricketer and baseball player (d. 1991) |
| 1900 | Wayne Morse, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (d. 1974) |
| 1900 | Jeanne Aubert, French singer and actress (d. 1988) |
| 1900 | Stanley Graham, New Zealand mass murderer (d. 1941) |
| 1900 | Gilberto Freyre, Brazilian sociologist, anthropologist, historian and writer (d. 1987) |
| 1901 | Ricardo Zamora, Spanish footballer and manager (d. 1978) |
| 1900 | Tebbs Lloyd Johnson, English race walker (d. 1984) |
| 1900 | Ernie Pyle, American soldier and journalist (d. 1945) |
| 1900 | Roger J. Traynor, American lawyer and jurist, 23rd Chief Justice of California (d. 1983) |
| 1900 | Ida Rhodes, American mathematician, pioneer in computer programming (d. 1986) |
| 1900 | June Walker, American stage and film actress (d. 1966) |
| 1900 | Edward Wagenknecht, American critic and educator (d. 2004) |