Born in 1904, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
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.
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Famous people from the Year of the Dragon and 1904
Famous People Born in the Year of the Dragon and Chinese Year 1904. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Dragon 1904. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
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| 1904 | Clyfford Still, American painter and educator (d. 1980) |
| 1905 | Paul Ariste, Estonian linguist and academic (d. 1990) |
| 1905 | Stanley Hawes, English-Australian director and producer (d. 1991) |
| 1904 | Richard Mohaupt, German composer and Kapellmeister (d. 1957) |
| 1905 | Joseph Bonanno, Italian-American mob boss (d. 2002) |
| 1905 | Erich Borchmeyer, German sprinter (d. 2000) |
| 1904 | Johnny Weissmuller, Hungarian-American swimmer and actor (d. 1984) |
| 1904 | Otto Robert Frisch, Austrian-English physicist and academic (d. 1979) |
| 1904 | John Snagge, English journalist (d. 1996) |
| 1904 | Helen Kane, American singer and actress (d. 1966) |
| 1904 | Patrice Tardif, Canadian farmer and politician (d. 1989) |
| 1904 | George Formby, English singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1961) |
| 1904 | Kurt Weitzmann, German-American historian and author (d. 1993) |
| 1904 | Quintin McMillan, South African cricketer (d. 1938) |
| 1905 | Maria von Trapp, Austrian-American singer (d. 1987) |
| 1904 | Max Hoffman, Austrian-born car importer and businessman (d. 1981) |
| 1904 | Xenophon Zolotas, Greek economist and Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2004) |
| 1905 | Michael Tippett, English composer and conductor (d. 1998) |
| 1904 | Willem de Kooning, Dutch-American painter and educator (d. 1997) |
| 1904 | Rudolf Arnheim, German-American psychologist and author (d. 2007) |
| 1904 | Jimmy Dorsey, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1957) |
| 1904 | Miguel Covarrubias, Mexican painter and illustrator (d. 1957) |
| 1904 | A. K. Gopalan, Indian educator and politician (d. 1977) |
| 1904 | Yulii Borisovich Khariton, Russian physicist and academic (d. 1996) |
| 1905 | Tex Ritter, American actor and singer (d. 1974) |
| 1904 | George Gamow, Ukrainian-American physicist and cosmologist (d. 1968) |
| 1904 | István Horthy, Hungarian fighter pilot and deputy regent (d. 1942) |
| 1904 | Edvard Kocbek, Slovenian poet and politician (d. 1981) |
| 1904 | H. C. Potter, American director and producer (d. 1977) |
| 1904 | K. D. Sethna, Indian poet, scholar, writer, philosopher, and cultural critic (d. 2011) |