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 | J. Vernon McGee, American pastor and theologian (d. 1988) |
| 1904 | Norah Lofts, English author (d. 1983) |
| 1904 | Margaret Barr, Australian choreographer and teacher of dance-drama (d. 1991) |
| 1904 | Johnny Weissmuller, Hungarian-American swimmer and actor (d. 1984) |
| 1904 | Tommy Douglas, Scottish-Canadian minister and politician, 7th Premier of Saskatchewan (d. 1986) |
| 1904 | Edvard Kocbek, Slovenian poet and politician (d. 1981) |
| 1904 | Count Basie, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1984) |
| 1904 | Dick Powell, American actor, singer, director, and producer (d. 1963) |
| 1904 | Enolia McMillan, American educator and activist (d. 2006) |
| 1904 | Glenn Miller, American trombonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1944) |
| 1904 | Cooney Weiland, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1985) |
| 1904 | Ralph Bellamy, American actor (d. 1991) |
| 1904 | A. K. Gopalan, Indian educator and politician (d. 1977) |
| 1904 | Moss Hart, American director and playwright (d. 1961) |
| 1904 | Alan Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton, English lieutenant and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (d. 1983) |
| 1904 | Riho Lahi, Estonian journalist and author (d. 1995) |
| 1904 | Lyudmila Keldysh, Russian mathematician (d. 1976) |
| 1904 | Cecil Day-Lewis, Anglo-Irish poet and author (d. 1972) |
| 1904 | Joe Tate, English footballer and manager (d. 1973) |
| 1904 | Harald Berglund, Swedish cinematographer (d. 1980) |
| 1904 | James T. Farrell, American author and poet (d. 1979) |
| 1904 | Pigmeat Markham, African-American comedian, singer, and dancer (d. 1981) |
| 1905 | Arne Beurling, Swedish-American mathematician and academic (d. 1986) |
| 1904 | Harry Martinson, Swedish novelist, essayist, and poet Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1978) |
| 1904 | Alberta Williams King, American civil rights organizer, mother of Martin Luther King, Jr. (d. 1974) |
| 1904 | Laura LaPlante, American silent film actress (d. 1996) |
| 1904 | Helen Kane, American singer and actress (d. 1966) |
| 1904 | Joseph M. Juran, Romanian-American engineer and businessman (d. 2008) |
| 1904 | Henri Cartan, French mathematician and academic (d. 2008) |
| 1904 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous, French race car driver (d. 1973) |