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 | Haim Shirman, Ukrainian-Israeli scholar and academic (d. 1981) |
| 1904 | Clyfford Still, American painter and educator (d. 1980) |
| 1905 | Joseph Bonanno, Italian-American mob boss (d. 2002) |
| 1904 | Maurice Wilks, English engineer and businessman (d. 1963) |
| 1904 | José Antonio Aguirre, Spanish lawyer and politician, 1st President of the Basque Country (d. 1960) |
| 1904 | Harold Acton, English scholar and author (d. 1994) |
| 1904 | Witold Hurewicz, Polish mathematician (d. 1956) |
| 1904 | Emilio Fernández, Mexican actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1986) |
| 1904 | Phil Harris, American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1995) |
| 1904 | Constance Bennett, American actress, singer, and producer (d. 1965) |
| 1904 | Antonín Novotný, Czechoslovak politician, President of Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (d. 1975) |
| 1904 | Helen Kane, American singer and actress (d. 1966) |
| 1904 | Keye Luke, Chinese-American actor (d. 1991) |
| 1905 | Jan Zahradníček, Czech poet and translator (d. 1960) |
| 1904 | Xenophon Zolotas, Greek economist and Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2004) |
| 1904 | Fumio Niwa, Japanese author (d. 2005) |
| 1904 | Doris Eaton Travis, American actress and dancer (d. 2010) |
| 1905 | Takeo Fukuda, Japanese politician, 67th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1995) |
| 1904 | Bhagat Puran Singh, Indian publisher, environmentalist, and philanthropist (d. 1992) |
| 1904 | Xenophon Zolotas, Greek economist and politician, 177th Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2004) |
| 1904 | Milburn Stone, American actor (d. 1980) |
| 1904 | Kuvempu, Indian author and poet (d. 1994) |
| 1904 | Paul Cadmus, American painter and illustrator (d. 1999) |
| 1904 | Witold Gombrowicz, Polish author and playwright (d. 1969) |
| 1904 | Clifton Fadiman, American game show host and author (d. 1999) |
| 1904 | J. Vernon McGee, American pastor and theologian (d. 1988) |
| 1904 | Cooney Weiland, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1985) |
| 1905 | Ernesto Halffter, Spanish composer and conductor (d. 1989) |
| 1904 | George F. Kennan, American historian and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union (d. 2005) |
| 1904 | Patrice Tardif, Canadian farmer and politician (d. 1989) |