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 | Grażyna Bacewicz, Polish violinist and composer (d. 1969) |
| 1909 | Hermes Pan, American dancer and choreographer (d. 1990) |
| 1909 | Cozy Cole, American drummer (d. 1981) |
| 1909 | Walenty Kłyszejko, Estonian–Polish basketball player and coach (d. 1987) |
| 1909 | Ronnie Grieveson, South African cricketer and soldier (d. 1998) |
| 1909 | Ignace Lepp, French psychologist and author (d. 1966) |
| 1909 | Shura Cherkassky, Ukrainian-American pianist and educator (d. 1995) |
| 1909 | Paweł Jasienica, Russian-Polish soldier, journalist, and historian (d. 1970) |
| 1909 | John Engstead, American photographer and journalist (d. 1983) |
| 1909 | Evelyn Bryan Johnson, American colonel and pilot (d. 2012) |
| 1909 | Martha Norelius, Swedish-born American swimmer (d. 1955) |
| 1909 | Gerard Antoni Ciołek, Polish historian and architect (d. 1966) |
| 1910 | Roman Czerniawski, Polish air force officer and spy (d. 1985) |
| 1909 | Phil Arnold, American actor (d. 1968) |
| 1909 | Hans Carste, German pianist and conductor (d. 1971) |
| 1909 | Hermann Lang, German race car driver (d. 1987) |
| 1909 | Archie Carr, American ecologist and zoologist (d. 1987) |
| 1910 | Jacques Monod, French biochemist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1976) |
| 1909 | Ken Darby, American composer and conductor (d. 1992) |
| 1909 | Max Baer, American boxer and actor (d. 1959) |
| 1910 | Jean Martinon, French conductor and composer (d. 1976) |
| 1909 | Eric Rowan, South African cricketer (d. 1993) |
| 1909 | Douglas Fairbanks Jr., American captain, actor, and producer (d. 2000) |
| 1909 | Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham, English cricketer and politician, 9th Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 1977) |
| 1909 | Balamani Amma, Indian poet and author (d. 2004) |
| 1910 | Joy Adamson, Austria-Kenyan painter and conservationist (d. 1980) |
| 1909 | Simone Weil, French mystic and philosopher (d. 1943) |
| 1909 | Dorino Serafini, Italian racing driver (d. 2000) |
| 1909 | Don Messer, Canadian violinist (d. 1973) |
| 1909 | Clyde Barrow, American criminal (d. 1934) |