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 | Sam Yorty, American captain, politician, and 37th Mayor of Los Angeles (d. 1998) |
| 1909 | Yiannis Ritsos, Greek poet and playwright (d. 1990) |
| 1909 | Colonel Tom Parker, Dutch-American talent manager (d. 1997) |
| 1909 | Ike Petersen, American football back (d. 1995) |
| 1909 | Fanny Cradock, English chef, author, and critic (d. 1994) |
| 1909 | Virginia Lee Burton, American author and illustrator (d. 1968) |
| 1909 | Robert F. Boyle, American production designer and art director (d. 2010) |
| 1910 | John Sturges, American director and producer (d. 1992) |
| 1909 | Emmett Toppino, American sprinter (d. 1971) |
| 1909 | Zora Arkus-Duntov, Belgian-American engineer (d. 1996) |
| 1909 | Infanta Beatriz of Spain, Spanish aristocratic (d. 2002) |
| 1909 | Cozy Cole, American drummer (d. 1981) |
| 1909 | Alec Templeton, Welsh composer, pianist and satirist (d. 1963) |
| 1909 | Vinayaka Krishna Gokak, Indian scholar, author, and academic (d. 1992) |
| 1909 | Nikolay Bogolyubov, Russian mathematician and physicist (d. 1992) |
| 1909 | Adam von Trott zu Solz, German lawyer and diplomat (d. 1944) |
| 1909 | Sylvère Maes, Belgian cyclist (d. 1966) |
| 1909 | Willa Beatrice Player, American educator, first Black woman college president (d. 2003) |
| 1909 | Zoran Mušič, Slovene painter and illustrator (d. 2005) |
| 1909 | Matt Gordy, American pole vaulter (d. 1989) |
| 1909 | Frits Thors, Dutch journalist and radio host (d. 2014) |
| 1909 | Al Capp, American author and illustrator (d. 1979) |
| 1909 | Motoichi Kumagai, Japanese photographer and illustrator (d. 2010) |
| 1910 | Joy Adamson, Austria-Kenyan painter and conservationist (d. 1980) |
| 1909 | Louis Hayward, South African-born American actor (d. 1985) |
| 1909 | Fred Perry, English tennis player and academic (d. 1995) |
| 1909 | Dorothy Sunrise Lorentino, Native American teacher (d. 2005) |
| 1910 | Chidambaram Subramaniam, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Defence (d. 2000) |
| 1909 | Robert Helpmann, Australian dancer, actor, and choreographer (d. 1986) |
| 1909 | Wolfgang Reitherman, German-American animator, director, and producer (d. 1985) |