Born in 1900, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
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?
Famous people from the Year of the Rat and 1900
Famous People Born in the Year of the Rat and Chinese Year 1900. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Rat 1900. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1900 | Ruth Nanda Anshen, American writer, editor, and philosopher (d. 2003) |
| 1900 | Jack Tworkov, Polish-American painter and educator (d. 1982) |
| 1900 | Edward Wagenknecht, American critic and educator (d. 2004) |
| 1900 | Urho Kekkonen, Finnish journalist, lawyer, and politician, 8th President of Finland (d. 1986) |
| 1900 | Bernardus Johannes Alfrink, Dutch cardinal (d. 1987) |
| 1900 | Bill Stone, English soldier (d. 2009) |
| 1900 | Leo Robin, American composer and songwriter (d. 1984) |
| 1900 | Tom Goddard, English cricketer (d. 1966) |
| 1900 | Gerd Arntz, German Modernist artist, co-creator of Isotype (d. 1988) |
| 1900 | Ida Rhodes, American mathematician, pioneer in computer programming (d. 1986) |
| 1901 | Harry Calder, South African cricketer (d. 1995) |
| 1901 | Brian Donlevy, American actor (d. 1972) |
| 1901 | Ngô Đình Diệm, Vietnamese lawyer and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Vietnam (d. 1963) |
| 1900 | Tyrone Guthrie, English actor and director (d. 1971) |
| 1900 | Margherita Bontade, Italian politician (d. 1992) |
| 1900 | Hermína Týrlová, Czechoslovakian animator, screenwriter, and film director (d. 1993) |
| 1901 | Karl Künstler, German SS officer (d. 1945) |
| 1901 | Martín de Álzaga, Argentinian racing driver and pilot (d. 1982) |
| 1900 | Ismail al-Azhari, Sudanese politician, 3rd President of Sudan (d. 1969) |
| 1900 | Gerald Marks, American composer (d. 1997) |
| 1900 | Jean Arthur, American actress (d. 1991) |
| 1900 | Blanche Noyes, American aviator, winner of the 1936 Bendix Trophy Race (d. 1981) |
| 1900 | Giorgos Seferis, Greek poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1971) |
| 1900 | Frances Adaskin, Canadian pianist (d. 2001) |
| 1900 | Joey Smallwood, Canadian journalist and politician, 1st Premier of Newfoundland (d. 1991) |
| 1901 | Vilma Bánky, Hungarian-American actress (d. 1991) |
| 1900 | George Lennon, Irish Republican Army leader during the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War (d. 1991) |
| 1900 | Luis Arturo González López, Guatemalan supreme court judge and briefly acting president (d. 1965) |
| 1900 | Bill Ponsford, Australian cricketer and baseball player (d. 1991) |
| 1900 | Asbjørg Borgfelt, Norwegian sculptor (d. 1976) |