Born in 1909, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1909 is the Year of the Rooster and it is the Earth element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1909 are Roosters. The Chinese Rooster year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 22 January 1909 and 9 February 1910 are considered born in the Chinese year 1909 and are a Rooster sign. In addition, each Rooster 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. 1909 is also known as the Year of the Earth Rooster. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1909 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Rooster and 1909
Famous People Born in the Year of the Rooster and Chinese Year 1909. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Rooster 1909. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1909 | Katherine Dunham, American dancer and choreographer (d. 2006) |
| 1909 | Gottfried von Cramm, German tennis player (d. 1976) |
| 1910 | Irmgard Keun, German author (d. 1982) |
| 1909 | Dorino Serafini, Italian racing driver (d. 2000) |
| 1909 | Virginia Apgar, American anesthesiologist and pediatrician, developed the Apgar test (d. 1974) |
| 1909 | Freddie Frith, English motorcycle road racer (d. 1988) |
| 1910 | Kid Chocolate, Cuban boxer (d. 1988) |
| 1909 | Eugène Ionesco, Romanian-French playwright and critic (d. 1994) |
| 1909 | Elizabeth Enright, American author and illustrator (d. 1968) |
| 1909 | Donald MacDonald, Canadian trade union leader and politician (d. 1986) |
| 1909 | Dorothy Livesay, Canadian poet (d. 1996) |
| 1909 | Alby Roberts, New Zealand cricketer and rugby player (d. 1978) |
| 1909 | Stanisław Jerzy Lec, Polish poet and author (d. 1966) |
| 1909 | Norman Krasna, American director, producer, screenwriter, and playwright (d. 1984) |
| 1909 | E. Herbert Norman, Canadian historian and diplomat (d. 1957) |
| 1909 | Godfrey Rampling, English sprinter and colonel (d. 2009) |
| 1909 | Miklós Radnóti, Hungarian poet and author (d. 1944) |
| 1909 | Albert R. Broccoli, American film producer, co-founded Eon Productions (d. 1996) |
| 1910 | Albert Rosellini, American lawyer and politician, 15th Governor of Washington (d. 2011) |
| 1909 | Dante Quinterno, Argentinian author and illustrator (d. 2003) |
| 1909 | Erastus Corning 2nd, American soldier and politician, 72nd Mayor of Albany (d. 1983) |
| 1910 | Yiannis Papaioannou, Greek composer and educator (d. 1989) |
| 1909 | Ben Webster, American saxophonist (d. 1973) |
| 1909 | Golo Mann, German historian and author (d. 1994) |
| 1909 | Winston Sharples, American pianist and composer (d. 1978) |
| 1909 | Juan Bosch, 43rd President of the Dominican Republic (d. 2001) |
| 1909 | Art Coulter, Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 2000) |
| 1909 | Robert Nighthawk, American singer and guitarist (d. 1967) |
| 1909 | Alan Brown, English soldier (d. 1971) |
| 1909 | Chips Rafferty, Australian actor (d. 1971) |