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 | Vlado Perlemuter, Lithuanian-French pianist and educator (d. 2002) |
| 1904 | Clifford D. Simak, American journalist and author (d. 1988) |
| 1904 | J. R. D. Tata, French-Indian pilot and businessman, founded Tata Motors and Tata Global Beverages (d. 1993) |
| 1904 | Hans Hartung, German-French painter (d. 1989) |
| 1904 | Alger Hiss, American lawyer and convicted spy (d. 1996) |
| 1904 | José Antonio Aguirre, Spanish lawyer and politician, 1st President of the Basque Country (d. 1960) |
| 1904 | Willem de Kooning, Dutch-American painter and educator (d. 1997) |
| 1904 | John Hay Whitney, American businessman, publisher, and diplomat, founded J.H. Whitney & Company (d. 1982) |
| 1904 | Luis Carrero Blanco, Spanish admiral and politician, 69th President of the Government of Spain (d. 1973) |
| 1904 | Russel Wright, American furniture designer (d. 1976) |
| 1904 | Harold Haley, American lawyer and judge (d. 1970) |
| 1904 | Hubert Opperman, Australian cyclist and politician (d. 1996) |
| 1905 | Howard McNear, American actor (d. 1969) |
| 1904 | Cooney Weiland, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1985) |
| 1904 | Simone Beck, French chef and author (d. 1991) |
| 1904 | George Klein, Canadian inventor, invented the motorized wheelchair (d. 1992) |
| 1904 | Srečko Kosovel, Slovenian poet and author (d. 1926) |
| 1904 | Werner Forssmann, German physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1979) |
| 1904 | Nathan Freudenthal Leopold, Jr., American murderer (d. 1971) |
| 1904 | Graham Greene, English novelist, playwright, and critic (d. 1991) |
| 1904 | Marcel Junod, Swiss physician and anesthesiologist (d. 1961) |
| 1904 | Gerhard Herzberg, German-Canadian physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999) |
| 1904 | Edvard Kocbek, Slovenian poet and politician (d. 1981) |
| 1905 | Anna May Wong, American actress (d. 1961) |
| 1904 | Armando Castellazzi, Italian footballer and coach (d. 1968) |
| 1904 | Nikos Skalkottas, Greek violinist and composer (d. 1949) |
| 1905 | Takeo Fukuda, Japanese politician, 67th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1995) |
| 1904 | Kurt Weitzmann, German-American historian and author (d. 1993) |
| 1904 | John Courtney Murray, American priest and theologian (d. 1967) |
| 1904 | J. Vernon McGee, American pastor and theologian (d. 1988) |