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 | István Horthy, Hungarian fighter pilot and deputy regent (d. 1942) |
| 1904 | Manuel Rosenthal, French conductor and composer (d. 2003) |
| 1904 | Johnny Mack Brown, American football player and actor (d. 1974) |
| 1904 | Arshile Gorky, Armenian-American painter and illustrator (d. 1948) |
| 1904 | Kurt Weitzmann, German-American historian and author (d. 1993) |
| 1904 | Graham Greene, English novelist, playwright, and critic (d. 1991) |
| 1904 | A. K. Gopalan, Indian educator and politician (d. 1977) |
| 1904 | Glenn Miller, American trombonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1944) |
| 1904 | Phil Harris, American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1995) |
| 1904 | Maurice Wilks, English engineer and businessman (d. 1963) |
| 1904 | Umberto II of Italy (d. 1983) |
| 1904 | Rudolf Arnheim, German-American psychologist and author (d. 2007) |
| 1904 | Bill Tytla, Ukrainian-American animator (d. 1968) |
| 1904 | Marcel Junod, Swiss physician and anesthesiologist (d. 1961) |
| 1904 | Sheilah Graham Westbrook, English-American actress, journalist, and author (d. 1988) |
| 1904 | Jean Hélion, French painter (d. 1987) |
| 1904 | Ève Curie, French-American journalist and pianist (d. 2007) |
| 1904 | René Lacoste, French tennis player and businessman, created the polo shirt (d. 1996) |
| 1904 | John Sirica, American lawyer and judge (d. 1992) |
| 1904 | Minoru Genda, Japanese general, pilot, and politician (d. 1989) |
| 1905 | Maurice Roy, Canadian cardinal (d. 1985) |
| 1904 | Keye Luke, Chinese-American actor (d. 1991) |
| 1904 | Niño Ricardo, Spanish guitarist and composer (d. 1972) |
| 1904 | Ernst Mayr, German-American biologist and ornithologist (d. 2005) |
| 1904 | Nathan Freudenthal Leopold, Jr., American murderer (d. 1971) |
| 1904 | Nancy Mitford, English journalist and author (d. 1973) |
| 1904 | Max Hoffman, Austrian-born car importer and businessman (d. 1981) |
| 1904 | Greer Garson, English-American actress (d. 1996) |
| 1904 | Bun Cook, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1988) |
| 1904 | Joseph Campbell, American mythologist and author (d. 1987) |