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 | Uno Lamm, Swedish electrical engineer and inventor (d. 1989) |
| 1904 | Erik Wickberg, Swedish 9th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1996) |
| 1904 | Nnamdi Azikiwe, 1st President of Nigeria (d. 1996) |
| 1905 | Nihal Atsız, Turkish author, poet, and philosopher (d. 1975) |
| 1904 | Mahasi Sayadaw, Burmese monk and philosopher (d. 1982) |
| 1905 | Stanisław Mazur, Ukrainian-Polish mathematician and theorist (d. 1981) |
| 1904 | K. D. Sethna, Indian poet, scholar, writer, philosopher, and cultural critic (d. 2011) |
| 1904 | Helen Kane, American singer and actress (d. 1966) |
| 1904 | Catherine Lacey, English actress (d. 1979) |
| 1904 | Toni Ortelli, Italian composer and conductor (d. 2000) |
| 1904 | Paul Hartman, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1973) |
| 1904 | Laura LaPlante, American silent film actress (d. 1996) |
| 1904 | Joseph Campbell, American mythologist and author (d. 1987) |
| 1905 | Tex Ritter, American actor and singer (d. 1974) |
| 1904 | Marge, American cartoonist (d. 1993) |
| 1904 | Karl Plutus, Estonian lawyer and jurist (d. 2010) |
| 1904 | Dick Powell, American actor, singer, director, and producer (d. 1963) |
| 1904 | Vlado Perlemuter, Lithuanian-French pianist and educator (d. 2002) |
| 1904 | Pete Johnson, American boogie-woogie and jazz pianist (d. 1967) |
| 1904 | René Bonnet, French race car driver and engineer (d. 1983) |
| 1904 | Arnold Gartmann, Swiss bobsledder (d. 1980) |
| 1904 | Jean Hélion, French painter (d. 1987) |
| 1905 | Sterling Holloway, American actor (d. 1992) |
| 1904 | Maurice Wilks, English engineer and businessman (d. 1963) |
| 1905 | Michael Tippett, English composer and conductor (d. 1998) |
| 1904 | Erwin Komenda, Austrian car designer and engineer (d. 1966) |
| 1904 | J. Robert Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (d. 1967) |
| 1904 | Jean Dessès, Greek-Egyptian fashion designer (d. 1970) |
| 1904 | Nancy Mitford, English journalist and author (d. 1973) |
| 1904 | Moss Hart, American director and playwright (d. 1961) |