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 | Frank Runacres, English painter and educator (d. 1974) |
| 1904 | Salvador Novo, Mexican poet and playwright (d. 1974) |
| 1904 | David Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Education (d. 1999) |
| 1905 | Karl Wallenda, German-American acrobat and tightrope walker, founded The Flying Wallendas (d. 1978) |
| 1904 | Viktor Brack, German SS officer (d. 1948) |
| 1904 | Dick Powell, American actor, singer, director, and producer (d. 1963) |
| 1904 | J. R. D. Tata, French-Indian pilot and businessman, founded Tata Motors and Tata Global Beverages (d. 1993) |
| 1904 | Bill Tytla, Ukrainian-American animator (d. 1968) |
| 1905 | Sterling Holloway, American actor (d. 1992) |
| 1904 | Shunryū Suzuki, Japanese-American monk and educator (d. 1971) |
| 1904 | Moshé Feldenkrais, Ukrainian-Israeli physicist and academic (d. 1984) |
| 1905 | J. Howard Marshall, American lawyer and businessman (d. 1995) |
| 1905 | Stanley Hawes, English-Australian director and producer (d. 1991) |
| 1904 | Catherine Lacey, English actress (d. 1979) |
| 1904 | José Antonio Aguirre, Spanish lawyer and politician, 1st President of the Basque Country (d. 1960) |
| 1904 | Alar Kotli, Estonian architect (d. 1963) |
| 1904 | Roland Wilson, Australian economist and statistician (d. 1996) |
| 1904 | Lester Dent, American journalist and author (d. 1959) |
| 1904 | Quintin McMillan, South African cricketer (d. 1938) |
| 1904 | Count Basie, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1984) |
| 1904 | Bhagat Puran Singh, Indian publisher, environmentalist, and philanthropist (d. 1992) |
| 1905 | Arne Beurling, Swedish-American mathematician and academic (d. 1986) |
| 1905 | Paul Ariste, Estonian linguist and academic (d. 1990) |
| 1904 | Graham Greene, English novelist, playwright, and critic (d. 1991) |
| 1904 | Max Shachtman, American theorist and politician (d. 1972) |
| 1905 | James Bennett Griffin, American archaeologist and academic (d. 1997) |
| 1904 | Coleman Hawkins, American saxophonist and clarinet player (d. 1969) |
| 1904 | Constance Bennett, American actress, singer, and producer (d. 1965) |
| 1904 | Cedric Belfrage, English-American journalist and author, co-founded the National Guardian (d. 1990) |
| 1904 | Harold Haley, American lawyer and judge (d. 1970) |