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.
When is the Chinese Year of the Rooster?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1909 | Martha Norelius, Swedish-born American swimmer (d. 1955) |
| 1909 | Skeeter Webb, American baseball player and manager (d. 1986) |
| 1910 | Doris Haddock, American political activist (d. 2010) |
| 1910 | Joy Adamson, Austria-Kenyan painter and conservationist (d. 1980) |
| 1909 | Károly Sós, Hungarian footballer and manager (d. 1991) |
| 1909 | Maybelle Carter, American autoharp player (d. 1978) |
| 1909 | Walter Van Tilburg Clark, American author and educator (d. 1971) |
| 1910 | Rosa Kellner, German athlete (d. 1984) |
| 1909 | Rita Levi-Montalcini, Italian neurologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2012) |
| 1909 | Bernd Rosemeyer, German racing driver (d. 1938) |
| 1909 | Yūji Koseki, Japanese composer (d. 1989) |
| 1909 | Jacques Clemens, Dutch catholic priest (d. 2018) |
| 1909 | Dorino Serafini, Italian racing driver (d. 2000) |
| 1909 | Vinayaka Krishna Gokak, Indian scholar, author, and academic (d. 1992) |
| 1909 | Harriet Nelson, American singer and actress (d. 1994) |
| 1909 | Stavros Niarchos, Greek shipping magnate (d.1996) |
| 1909 | Robert Nighthawk, American singer and guitarist (d. 1967) |
| 1909 | Ronald King, New Zealand rugby player (d. 1988) |
| 1909 | Sigmund Rascher, German physician (d. 1945) |
| 1910 | Jean Image, Hungarian-French animator, director, and screenwriter (d. 1989) |
| 1909 | Eugene Esmonde, English lieutenant and pilot (d. 1942) |
| 1909 | David Lewis, Russian-Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1981) |
| 1909 | Juliana of the Netherlands (d. 2004) |
| 1909 | Vakkom Majeed, Indian journalist and politician (d. 2000) |
| 1909 | U Thant, Burmese educator and diplomat, 3rd United Nations Secretary-General (d. 1974) |
| 1909 | Dorothy Livesay, Canadian poet (d. 1996) |
| 1910 | Luise Rainer, German-English actress (d. 2014) |
| 1909 | Al Capp, American author and illustrator (d. 1979) |
| 1909 | Ray Bowden, English footballer (d. 1998) |
| 1910 | Károly Takács, Hungarian shooter (d. 1976) |