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 | Art Rooney, American football player, coach and owner (d. 1988) |
| 1900 | Paul Hugh Emmett, American chemist and engineer (d. 1985) |
| 1900 | Vivienne de Watteville, British travel writer and adventurer (d. 1957) |
| 1900 | Fritz Wiessner, German-American mountaineer (d. 1988) |
| 1900 | Thomas Wolfe, American novelist (d. 1938) |
| 1900 | Nathalie Sarraute, French lawyer and author (d. 1999) |
| 1900 | Helene Weigel, Austrian-German actress (d. 1971) |
| 1900 | Hal Borland, American journalist and author (d. 1978) |
| 1900 | Andrée Bosquet, Belgian painter (d. 1980) |
| 1901 | Mildred Dunnock, American actress (d. 1991) |
| 1900 | Natalie Schafer, American actress (d. 1991) |
| 1900 | Irmgard Bartenieff, German-American dancer and physical therapist, leading pioneer of dance therapy (d. 1981) |
| 1900 | Maria Malicka, Polish stage and film actress (d. 1992) |
| 1900 | Margaret Mitchell, American journalist and author (d. 1949) |
| 1900 | Tom Goddard, English cricketer (d. 1966) |
| 1900 | Helen Hayes, American actress (d. 1993) |
| 1900 | Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt, New Zealand physician and politician, 11th Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 1994) |
| 1900 | Roman Steinberg, Estonian wrestler (d. 1939) |
| 1900 | Anis Fuleihan, Cypriot-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1970) |
| 1900 | Otto Luening, German-American composer and conductor (d. 1996) |
| 1900 | Vlasta Vraz, Czech-American relief worker, editor, and fundraiser (d. 1989) |
| 1900 | Ibrahim Abboud, Sudanese politician and general, 1st President of Sudan (d. 1983) |
| 1900 | Albert Weisbord, American activist, founded the Communist League of Struggle (d. 1977) |
| 1900 | Eyvind Johnson, Swedish novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1976) |
| 1900 | Bernardus Johannes Alfrink, Dutch cardinal (d. 1987) |
| 1900 | Luis Buñuel, Spanish-Mexican director and producer (d. 1983) |
| 1900 | Blanche Noyes, American aviator, winner of the 1936 Bendix Trophy Race (d. 1981) |
| 1900 | Nellie Mae Rowe, American folk artist (d. 1982) |
| 1900 | John T. Scopes, American educator (d. 1970) |
| 1900 | William Spratling, American-Mexican silversmith and educator (d. 1967) |