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 |
|---|---|
| 1905 | Takeo Fukuda, Japanese politician, 67th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1995) |
| 1904 | Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, American lawyer and farmer (d. 1985) |
| 1905 | Sterling Holloway, American actor (d. 1992) |
| 1904 | Keye Luke, Chinese-American actor (d. 1991) |
| 1904 | Erwin Komenda, Austrian car designer and engineer (d. 1966) |
| 1904 | Alberta Williams King, American civil rights organizer, mother of Martin Luther King, Jr. (d. 1974) |
| 1904 | David Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Education (d. 1999) |
| 1904 | Luis Carrero Blanco, Spanish admiral and politician, 69th President of the Government of Spain (d. 1973) |
| 1904 | Wilfred Pickles, English actor and radio host (d. 1978) |
| 1904 | A. J. Liebling, American journalist and author (d. 1963) |
| 1904 | Edvard Kocbek, Slovenian poet and politician (d. 1981) |
| 1904 | René Bonnet, French race car driver and engineer (d. 1983) |
| 1905 | Dante Giacosa, Italian engineer (d. 1996) |
| 1904 | Erik Wickberg, Swedish 9th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1996) |
| 1904 | Bhagat Puran Singh, Indian publisher, environmentalist, and philanthropist (d. 1992) |
| 1904 | George F. Kennan, American historian and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union (d. 2005) |
| 1904 | Salvador Novo, Mexican poet and playwright (d. 1974) |
| 1904 | Marcel Junod, Swiss physician and anesthesiologist (d. 1961) |
| 1904 | Tamás Lossonczy, Hungarian painter (d. 2009) |
| 1905 | J. Howard Marshall, American lawyer and businessman (d. 1995) |
| 1904 | Margery Allingham, English author of detective fiction (d. 1966) |
| 1905 | Paul Ariste, Estonian linguist and academic (d. 1990) |
| 1904 | Phil Harris, American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1995) |
| 1904 | Witold Gombrowicz, Polish author and playwright (d. 1969) |
| 1904 | Cecil Day-Lewis, Anglo-Irish poet and author (d. 1972) |
| 1904 | William Primrose, Scottish viola player and educator (d. 1982) |
| 1904 | John Gielgud, English actor, director, and producer (d. 2000) |
| 1904 | Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indian and politician, Prime Minister of India (d. 1966) |
| 1904 | Frank Runacres, English painter and educator (d. 1974) |
| 1904 | Nikos Skalkottas, Greek violinist and composer (d. 1949) |