According to Chinese Astrology, 1904 is the Year of the Dragon and it is the Wood element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1904 are Dragons. The Chinese Dragon year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 16 February 1904 and 3 February 1905 are considered born in the Chinese year 1904 and are a Dragon sign. In addition, each Dragon 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. 1904 is also known as the Year of the Wood Dragon. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1904 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Dragon?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1904 | Margaret Bourke-White, American photographer and journalist (d. 1971) |
| 1904 | Salvador Novo, Mexican poet and playwright (d. 1974) |
| 1904 | Antonín Novotný, Czechoslovak politician, President of Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (d. 1975) |
| 1904 | Dmitry Kabalevsky, Russian composer and academic (d. 1987) |
| 1904 | Miguel Covarrubias, Mexican painter and illustrator (d. 1957) |
| 1904 | K. D. Sethna, Indian poet, scholar, writer, philosopher, and cultural critic (d. 2011) |
| 1905 | Peggy Gilbert, American saxophonist and bandleader (d. 2007) |
| 1904 | Enolia McMillan, American educator and activist (d. 2006) |
| 1904 | Tommy Douglas, Scottish-Canadian minister and politician, 7th Premier of Saskatchewan (d. 1986) |
| 1904 | Clifford D. Simak, American journalist and author (d. 1988) |
| 1904 | Jimmy Dorsey, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1957) |
| 1904 | James T. Farrell, American author and poet (d. 1979) |
| 1904 | Masao Koga, Japanese composer and guitarist (d. 1978) |
| 1904 | H. C. Potter, American director and producer (d. 1977) |
| 1904 | Peter Lorre, Slovak-American actor and singer (d. 1964) |
| 1904 | Bill Tytla, Ukrainian-American animator (d. 1968) |
| 1904 | René Bonnet, French race car driver and engineer (d. 1983) |
| 1905 | Karl Wallenda, German-American acrobat and tightrope walker, founded The Flying Wallendas (d. 1978) |
| 1904 | Shunryū Suzuki, Japanese-American monk and educator (d. 1971) |
| 1904 | Constance Bennett, American actress, singer, and producer (d. 1965) |
| 1904 | Ida Cook, English campaigner for Jewish refugees, and romantic novelist as Mary Burchell |
| 1904 | Albert Norden, German journalist and politician (d. 1982) |
| 1905 | Guillermo Stábile, Argentinian footballer and manager (d. 1966) |
| 1904 | José Antonio Aguirre, Spanish lawyer and politician, 1st President of the Basque Country (d. 1960) |
| 1904 | B. F. Skinner, American psychologist and author (d. 1990) |
| 1904 | Edvard Kocbek, Slovenian poet and politician (d. 1981) |
| 1904 | Nikos Zachariadis, Greek politician (d. 1973) |
| 1904 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous, French race car driver (d. 1973) |
| 1904 | Hans Morgenthau, German-American political scientist, philosopher, and academic (d. 1980) |
| 1904 | Ripper Collins, American baseball player and coach (d. 1970) |