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 | Eduard Wirths, German physician (d. 1945) |
| 1910 | Jack Lovelock, New Zealand runner and journalist (d. 1949) |
| 1909 | Stavros Niarchos, Greek shipping magnate (d.1996) |
| 1909 | W. A. Criswell, American pastor and author (d. 2002) |
| 1909 | Hermes Pan, American dancer and choreographer (d. 1990) |
| 1909 | Talal of Jordan (d. 1972) |
| 1909 | Peter Scott, English ornithologist, painter, and sailor (d. 1989) |
| 1909 | Hugo Winterhalter, American composer and bandleader (d. 1973) |
| 1909 | Ronnie Grieveson, South African cricketer and soldier (d. 1998) |
| 1910 | Hideo Shinojima, Japanese footballer (d. 1975) |
| 1909 | Balamani Amma, Indian poet and author (d. 2004) |
| 1910 | Carlos Marcello, Tunisian-American gangster (d. 1993) |
| 1909 | Abner Biberman, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1977) |
| 1909 | Miep Gies, Austrian-Dutch humanitarian, helped hide Anne Frank and her family (d. 2010) |
| 1909 | E. Herbert Norman, Canadian historian and diplomat (d. 1957) |
| 1909 | Dean Rusk, American colonel and politician, 54th United States Secretary of State (d. 1994) |
| 1909 | Richard Wurmbrand, Romanian pastor and evangelist (d. 2001) |
| 1909 | Bernd Rosemeyer, German racing driver (d. 1938) |
| 1909 | Mel Hein, American football player and coach (d. 1992) |
| 1909 | Patricia Hayes, English actress (d. 1998) |
| 1909 | Julius Sumner Miller, American physicist and academic (d. 1987) |
| 1909 | A. P. Hamann, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (d. 1977) |
| 1909 | Yiannis Ritsos, Greek poet and playwright (d. 1990) |
| 1909 | Joaquín Satrústegui, Spanish lawyer and politician (d. 1992) |
| 1909 | Amedeo Guillet, Italian soldier (d. 2010) |
| 1909 | Carlos López Moctezuma, Mexican actor (d. 1980). |
| 1909 | Licia Albanese, Italian-American soprano and actress (d. 2014) |
| 1909 | Alby Roberts, New Zealand cricketer and rugby player (d. 1978) |
| 1909 | Eliza Atkins Gleason, American librarian (d. 2009) |
| 1910 | Jean Image, Hungarian-French animator, director, and screenwriter (d. 1989) |