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 |
|---|---|
| 1901 | Rudolf Caracciola, German racing driver (d. 1959) |
| 1900 | Adolf Dassler, German businessman, founded Adidas (d. 1978) |
| 1901 | Stella Adler, American actress and educator (d. 1992) |
| 1900 | Charley Paddock, American sprinter (d. 1943) |
| 1900 | Gino Lucetti, Italian anarchist, attempted assassin of Benito Mussolini (d. 1943) |
| 1900 | Ruth Nanda Anshen, American writer, editor, and philosopher (d. 2003) |
| 1900 | Ted Lyons, American baseball player (d. 1986) |
| 1900 | Frances Adaskin, Canadian pianist (d. 2001) |
| 1901 | Ben Lyon, American actor (d. 1979) |
| 1900 | Ernie Pyle, American soldier and journalist (d. 1945) |
| 1900 | Mitchell Parish, Lithuanian-American songwriter (d. 1993) |
| 1900 | Holling C. Holling, American author and illustrator (d. 1973) |
| 1900 | Allen Jenkins, American actor and singer (d. 1974) |
| 1900 | Oskar Fischinger, German-American abstract artist, filmmaker, and painter (d. 1967) |
| 1900 | Taylor Caldwell, English-American author (d. 1985) |
| 1900 | Primo Conti, Italian painter and poet (d. 1988) |
| 1900 | Frederica Sagor Maas, American author and screenwriter (d. 2012) |
| 1901 | Jascha Heifetz, Lithuanian-born American violinist and educator (d. 1987) |
| 1900 | Ellen Broe, Danish nurse, pioneer in nursing education (d. 1994) |
| 1900 | Ham Fisher, American cartoonist (d. 1955) |
| 1900 | Camille Chamoun, Lebanese lawyer and politician, 7th President of Lebanon (d. 1987) |
| 1900 | Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt, New Zealand physician and politician, 11th Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 1994) |
| 1900 | Hans Frank, German lawyer and politician (d. 1946) |
| 1900 | John T. Scopes, American educator (d. 1970) |
| 1900 | Zelda Fitzgerald, American author, visual artist and ballet dancer (d. 1948) |
| 1900 | Margherita Bontade, Italian politician (d. 1992) |
| 1901 | Frank Buckles, American soldier (d. 2011) |
| 1900 | Ignazio Silone, Italian journalist and politician (d. 1978) |
| 1900 | Herta Hammerbacher, German landscape architect and professor (d. 1985) |
| 1900 | Erich Fromm, German psychologist and sociologist (d. 1980) |