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 | Tadeusz Żyliński, Polish engineer, technician, and academic (d. 1967) |
| 1904 | Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1973) |
| 1904 | Johnny Mack Brown, American football player and actor (d. 1974) |
| 1904 | David Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Education (d. 1999) |
| 1904 | Mary Cain, American journalist and politician (d. 1984) |
| 1904 | Johnny Weissmuller, Hungarian-American swimmer and actor (d. 1984) |
| 1904 | John Gielgud, English actor, director, and producer (d. 2000) |
| 1904 | Bruce Cabot, American actor (d. 1972) |
| 1904 | Saúl Calandra, Argentine football player (d. 1973) |
| 1904 | Jacob K. Javits, American colonel and politician, 58th New York Attorney General (d. 1986) |
| 1904 | Odilo Globocnik, Italian-Austrian SS officer (d. 1945) |
| 1904 | Paul Cadmus, American painter and illustrator (d. 1999) |
| 1904 | Max Hoffman, Austrian-born car importer and businessman (d. 1981) |
| 1904 | Masao Koga, Japanese composer and guitarist (d. 1978) |
| 1904 | Coleman Hawkins, American saxophonist and clarinet player (d. 1969) |
| 1904 | Vlado Perlemuter, Lithuanian-French pianist and educator (d. 2002) |
| 1904 | Clyfford Still, American painter and educator (d. 1980) |
| 1904 | Edgar Moon, Australian tennis player (d. 1976) |
| 1904 | Salvador Dalí, Spanish artist (d. 1989) |
| 1904 | Margaret Tucker, Australian author and activist (d. 1996) |
| 1904 | Antonín Novotný, Czechoslovak politician, President of Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (d. 1975) |
| 1904 | Bun Cook, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1988) |
| 1904 | Harvey Penick, American golfer and coach (d. 1995) |
| 1904 | Bill Tytla, Ukrainian-American animator (d. 1968) |
| 1904 | Helen Kane, American singer and actress (d. 1966) |
| 1904 | Björn Berglund, Swedish actor (d. 1968) |
| 1904 | Waldo Williams, Welsh poet and academic (d. 1971) |
| 1905 | Clyde Kluckhohn, American anthropologist and theorist (d. 1960) |
| 1904 | George F. Kennan, American historian and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union (d. 2005) |
| 1904 | Joan Crawford, American film actress (d. 1977) |