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 |
|---|---|
| 1901 | Ben Lyon, American actor (d. 1979) |
| 1901 | Aron Gurwitsch, Lithuanian-American philosopher and author (d. 1973) |
| 1900 | Rudolf Höss, German SS officer (d. 1947) |
| 1900 | Luis Buñuel, Spanish-Mexican director and producer (d. 1983) |
| 1900 | Ruth Clifford, American actress (d. 1998) |
| 1900 | John McEwen, Australian farmer and politician, 18th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1980) |
| 1900 | Gina Cigna, French-Italian soprano and actress (d. 2001) |
| 1900 | Helen Redfield, American geneticist (d. 1988) |
| 1900 | Henri Jeanson, French journalist and author (d. 1970) |
| 1901 | Arthur Wirtz, American businessman (d. 1983) |
| 1901 | James Murray, American actor (d. 1936) |
| 1901 | Frank Buckles, American soldier (d. 2011) |
| 1900 | Luis Arturo González López, Guatemalan supreme court judge and briefly acting president (d. 1965) |
| 1900 | Leo Smit, Dutch pianist and composer (d. 1943) |
| 1900 | Anna Seghers, German author and politician (d. 1983) |
| 1900 | Tommy Ladnier, American trumpet player (d. 1939) |
| 1900 | Albert Walsh, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland (d. 1958) |
| 1900 | Giorgos Seferis, Greek poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1971) |
| 1900 | Oskar Fischinger, German-American abstract artist, filmmaker, and painter (d. 1967) |
| 1900 | Isobel Hogg Kerr Beattie, Scottish architect (d. 1970) |
| 1900 | Lucille Lortel, American actress and producer (d. 1999) |
| 1900 | Lefty Grove, American baseball player (d. 1975) |
| 1900 | Margherita Bontade, Italian politician (d. 1992) |
| 1900 | Eyvind Johnson, Swedish novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1976) |
| 1900 | Hans-Georg Gadamer, German philosopher and scholar (d. 2002) |
| 1900 | Bernardus Johannes Alfrink, Dutch cardinal (d. 1987) |
| 1900 | Natalie Schafer, American actress (d. 1991) |
| 1900 | Ernie Pyle, American soldier and journalist (d. 1945) |
| 1900 | Helene Weigel, Austrian-German actress (d. 1971) |
| 1900 | Adelaide Ames, American astronomer and academic (d. 1932) |