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 | Clarence Nash, American voice actor and singer (d. 1985) |
| 1904 | Harold Acton, English scholar and author (d. 1994) |
| 1904 | Simone Beck, French chef and author (d. 1991) |
| 1905 | Christian Dior, French fashion designer, founded Christian Dior S.A. (d. 1957) |
| 1904 | Secondo Campini, Italian-American engineer (d. 1980) |
| 1904 | Salvador Novo, Mexican poet and playwright (d. 1974) |
| 1904 | Edgar Moon, Australian tennis player (d. 1976) |
| 1904 | Louis Duffus, Australian-South African cricketer and journalist (d. 1984) |
| 1905 | Ernesto Halffter, Spanish composer and conductor (d. 1989) |
| 1905 | Charles Lane, American actor and singer (d. 2007) |
| 1904 | Christian Pineau, French politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1995) |
| 1904 | Phil Harris, American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1995) |
| 1905 | Barnett Newman, American painter and etcher (d. 1970) |
| 1904 | Erwin Komenda, Austrian car designer and engineer (d. 1966) |
| 1904 | Spud Davis, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1984) |
| 1904 | George Dangerfield, English-American historian, journalist, and author (d. 1986) |
| 1904 | Pigmeat Markham, African-American comedian, singer, and dancer (d. 1981) |
| 1904 | Mahasi Sayadaw, Burmese monk and philosopher (d. 1982) |
| 1904 | Werner Forssmann, German physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1979) |
| 1904 | Albert Norden, German journalist and politician (d. 1982) |
| 1904 | August Jakobson, Estonian author and politician (d. 1963) |
| 1904 | Marcel Junod, Swiss physician and anesthesiologist (d. 1961) |
| 1904 | Armando Castellazzi, Italian footballer and coach (d. 1968) |
| 1904 | Dmitry Kabalevsky, Russian composer and academic (d. 1987) |
| 1904 | Jose de Rivera, American soldier and sculptor (d. 1985) |
| 1904 | Tadeusz Żyliński, Polish engineer, technician, and academic (d. 1967) |
| 1904 | Roland Wilson, Australian economist and statistician (d. 1996) |
| 1904 | Enolia McMillan, American educator and activist (d. 2006) |
| 1905 | Sterling Holloway, American actor (d. 1992) |
| 1904 | James Eastland, American planter and politician (d. 1986) |