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 | Stanley Graham, New Zealand mass murderer (d. 1941) |
| 1901 | Jascha Heifetz, Lithuanian-born American violinist and educator (d. 1987) |
| 1900 | Pierre Molinier, French painter and photographer (d. 1976) |
| 1900 | Zinaida Aksentyeva, Ukrainian/Soviet astronomer (d. 1969) |
| 1901 | Ivan Petrovsky, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1973) |
| 1900 | Jack Tworkov, Polish-American painter and educator (d. 1982) |
| 1900 | Mervyn LeRoy, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1987) |
| 1900 | Manfred Sakel, Ukrainian-American psychiatrist and physician (d. 1957) |
| 1900 | John Babcock, Canadian-American sergeant (d. 2010) |
| 1900 | Charles Francis Richter, American seismologist and physicist (d. 1985) |
| 1900 | Adelaide Ames, American astronomer and academic (d. 1932) |
| 1900 | Alessandro Blasetti, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 1987) |
| 1900 | Bill Ponsford, Australian cricketer and baseball player (d. 1991) |
| 1901 | Arthur Wirtz, American businessman (d. 1983) |
| 1901 | Vilma Bánky, Hungarian-American actress (d. 1991) |
| 1901 | Wayne King, American singer-songwriter and conductor (d. 1985) |
| 1900 | Gontran de Poncins, French author and adventurer (d. 1962) |
| 1901 | Bebe Daniels, American actress (d. 1971) |
| 1901 | Aron Gurwitsch, Lithuanian-American philosopher and author (d. 1973) |
| 1900 | Halina Konopacka, Polish discus thrower and poet (d. 1989) |
| 1900 | Basil Bunting, British poet (d. 1985) |
| 1900 | Hans-Georg Gadamer, German philosopher and scholar (d. 2002) |
| 1900 | Ruth Clifford, American actress (d. 1998) |
| 1900 | Aaron Copland, American composer, conductor, and educator (d. 1990) |
| 1901 | Edward Turner, English engineer (d. 1973) |
| 1901 | Willy Fritsch, German actor (d. 1973) |
| 1900 | August Mälk, Estonian author and playwright (d. 1987) |
| 1900 | Marie Bell, French actress and stage director (d. 1985) |
| 1900 | Chester Gould, American cartoonist and author, created Dick Tracy (d. 1985) |
| 1900 | Alastair Sim, Scottish-English actor and academic (d. 1976) |