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 | Patrice Tardif, Canadian farmer and politician (d. 1989) |
| 1904 | Kurt Georg Kiesinger, German lawyer, politician and Chancellor of Germany (d. 1988) |
| 1904 | Richard Mohaupt, German composer and Kapellmeister (d. 1957) |
| 1904 | Iron Eyes Cody, American actor and stuntman (d. 1999) |
| 1904 | James Baskett, African-American actor and singer (d. 1948) |
| 1904 | Nancy Mitford, English journalist and author (d. 1973) |
| 1904 | Laura LaPlante, American silent film actress (d. 1996) |
| 1904 | Witold Gombrowicz, Polish author and playwright (d. 1969) |
| 1904 | Johnny Mack Brown, American football player and actor (d. 1974) |
| 1904 | George F. Kennan, American historian and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union (d. 2005) |
| 1905 | Clyde Kluckhohn, American anthropologist and theorist (d. 1960) |
| 1905 | Luigi Zampa, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 1991) |
| 1904 | K. D. Sethna, Indian poet, scholar, writer, philosopher, and cultural critic (d. 2011) |
| 1904 | Alan Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton, English lieutenant and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (d. 1983) |
| 1904 | John Hay Whitney, American businessman, publisher, and diplomat, founded J.H. Whitney & Company (d. 1982) |
| 1904 | Cecil Day-Lewis, Anglo-Irish poet and author (d. 1972) |
| 1904 | George Formby, English singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1961) |
| 1904 | Achille Varzi, Italian racing driver (d. 1948) |
| 1904 | Louis Duffus, Australian-South African cricketer and journalist (d. 1984) |
| 1904 | Lou Moore, American race car driver (d. 1956) |
| 1905 | Erich Borchmeyer, German sprinter (d. 2000) |
| 1904 | Miguel Covarrubias, Mexican painter and illustrator (d. 1957) |
| 1904 | Jimmy Dorsey, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1957) |
| 1904 | Buddy Rogers, American actor and musician (d. 1999) |
| 1904 | Terence Fisher, English director and screenwriter (d. 1980) |
| 1904 | George Dangerfield, English-American historian, journalist, and author (d. 1986) |
| 1904 | Joe Tate, English footballer and manager (d. 1973) |
| 1904 | Graham Greene, English novelist, playwright, and critic (d. 1991) |
| 1904 | Lili Damita, French-American actress (d. 1994) |
| 1904 | James T. Farrell, American author and poet (d. 1979) |