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 | J. Willard Marriott, American businessman, founded the Marriott Corporation (d. 1985) |
| 1900 | Sophie Harris, English costume and scenic designer for theatre and opera (d. 1966) |
| 1900 | Alastair Sim, Scottish-English actor and academic (d. 1976) |
| 1900 | Frances Adaskin, Canadian pianist (d. 2001) |
| 1900 | Hans Stuck, German race car driver (d. 1978) |
| 1900 | W. A. C. Bennett, Canadian businessman and politician, 25th Premier of British Columbia (d. 1979) |
| 1900 | Lefty Grove, American baseball player (d. 1975) |
| 1900 | Chester Gould, American cartoonist and author, created Dick Tracy (d. 1985) |
| 1900 | Ernst Krenek, Austrian-American composer and educator (d. 1991) |
| 1900 | Hans-Georg Gadamer, German philosopher and scholar (d. 2002) |
| 1900 | Jimmy Dimmock, English footballer (d. 1972) |
| 1900 | Betty Parsons, American artist, art dealer and collector (d. 1982) |
| 1900 | Elisa Godínez Gómez de Batista, former First Lady of Cuba (d. 1993) |
| 1900 | Lissy Arna, German film actress (d. 1964) |
| 1901 | Harry Calder, South African cricketer (d. 1995) |
| 1900 | Juan Arvizu, Mexican lyric opera tenor and bolero vocalist (d.1985) |
| 1900 | Zinaida Aksentyeva, Ukrainian/Soviet astronomer (d. 1969) |
| 1900 | Karin Boye, Swedish poet and novelist (d. 1941) |
| 1900 | Nellie Beer, British politician, Lord Mayor of Manchester from 1966 to 1967 (d. 1988) |
| 1900 | Pandelis Pouliopoulos, Greek lawyer and politician (d. 1943) |
| 1900 | George Lewis, American clarinet player and songwriter (d. 1969) |
| 1900 | Gladwyn Jebb, English politician and diplomat, Secretary-General of the United Nations (d. 1996) |
| 1900 | Julia Davis Adams, American author and journalist (d. 1993) |
| 1900 | Heinrich Müller, German SS officer (d. 1945) |
| 1900 | Adelaide Ames, American astronomer and academic (d. 1932) |
| 1901 | Aron Gurwitsch, Lithuanian-American philosopher and author (d. 1973) |
| 1901 | Karl Künstler, German SS officer (d. 1945) |
| 1900 | Edward Wagenknecht, American critic and educator (d. 2004) |
| 1900 | Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, 19th President of Colombia (d. 1975) |
| 1900 | Maria Malicka, Polish stage and film actress (d. 1992) |