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 | Paul-Émile Léger, Canadian cardinal (d. 1991) |
| 1905 | Emilio G. Segrè, Italian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1989) |
| 1904 | Emilio Fernández, Mexican actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1986) |
| 1905 | Joseph Bonanno, Italian-American mob boss (d. 2002) |
| 1905 | Anna May Wong, American actress (d. 1961) |
| 1904 | Kuvempu, Indian author and poet (d. 1994) |
| 1904 | Anna Neagle, English actress, singer, and producer (d. 1986) |
| 1904 | John Hay Whitney, American businessman, publisher, and diplomat, founded J.H. Whitney & Company (d. 1982) |
| 1904 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous, French race car driver (d. 1973) |
| 1904 | Marge, American cartoonist (d. 1993) |
| 1904 | Frank Amyot, Canadian sprint canoeist (d. 1962) |
| 1904 | Phil Harris, American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1995) |
| 1904 | Srečko Kosovel, Slovenian poet and author (d. 1926) |
| 1904 | Harvey Penick, American golfer and coach (d. 1995) |
| 1904 | Odilo Globocnik, Italian-Austrian SS officer (d. 1945) |
| 1905 | Dante Giacosa, Italian engineer (d. 1996) |
| 1904 | Arthur Laing, Canadian lawyer and politician, 9th Canadian Minister of Veterans Affairs (d. 1975) |
| 1904 | Alar Kotli, Estonian architect (d. 1963) |
| 1904 | Harold Haley, American lawyer and judge (d. 1970) |
| 1904 | Secondo Campini, Italian-American engineer (d. 1980) |
| 1904 | Feroze Khan, Indian-Pakistani field hockey player and coach (d. 2005) |
| 1904 | István Horthy, Hungarian fighter pilot and deputy regent (d. 1942) |
| 1904 | Constance Bennett, American actress, singer, and producer (d. 1965) |
| 1905 | Clyde Kluckhohn, American anthropologist and theorist (d. 1960) |
| 1904 | Moss Hart, American director and playwright (d. 1961) |
| 1905 | Charles Lane, American actor and singer (d. 2007) |
| 1904 | Paul Hartman, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1973) |
| 1904 | Fats Waller, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1943) |
| 1904 | Ève Curie, French-American journalist and pianist (d. 2007) |
| 1904 | Duncan Renaldo, American actor (d. 1985) |