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 | Ève Curie, French-American journalist and pianist (d. 2007) |
| 1904 | Attilio Ferraris, Italian footballer (d. 1947) |
| 1904 | Peter Lorre, Slovak-American actor and singer (d. 1964) |
| 1904 | K. D. Sethna, Indian poet, scholar, writer, philosopher, and cultural critic (d. 2011) |
| 1904 | Sheilah Graham Westbrook, English-American actress, journalist, and author (d. 1988) |
| 1904 | Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia (d. 1918) |
| 1904 | H. C. Potter, American director and producer (d. 1977) |
| 1904 | Joe Hulme, English footballer and cricketer (d. 1991) |
| 1904 | Jean Hélion, French painter (d. 1987) |
| 1904 | Odilo Globocnik, Italian-Austrian SS officer (d. 1945) |
| 1904 | David Robinson, English businessman and philanthropist (d. 1987) |
| 1904 | Fats Waller, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1943) |
| 1905 | Mildred Albert, American fashion commentator, TV and radio personality, and fashion show producer (d. 1991) |
| 1904 | Hubert Opperman, Australian cyclist and politician (d. 1996) |
| 1904 | Chaim Gross, Austrian-American sculptor and educator (d. 1991) |
| 1904 | Sally Rand, American dancer (d. 1979) |
| 1904 | Mary Cain, American journalist and politician (d. 1984) |
| 1904 | István Horthy, Hungarian fighter pilot and deputy regent (d. 1942) |
| 1905 | Carl Gustav Hempel, German philosopher from the Vienna and the Berlin Circle (d. 1997) |
| 1905 | Stanisław Mazur, Ukrainian-Polish mathematician and theorist (d. 1981) |
| 1904 | Karl Plutus, Estonian lawyer and jurist (d. 2010) |
| 1904 | James Eastland, American planter and politician (d. 1986) |
| 1904 | William Primrose, Scottish viola player and educator (d. 1982) |
| 1904 | John Hay Whitney, American businessman, publisher, and diplomat, founded J.H. Whitney & Company (d. 1982) |
| 1904 | Jimmy Dorsey, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1957) |
| 1904 | Hans Albert Einstein, Swiss-American engineer and educator (d. 1973) |
| 1904 | Harold Haley, American lawyer and judge (d. 1970) |
| 1904 | Max Shachtman, American theorist and politician (d. 1972) |
| 1904 | Moss Hart, American director and playwright (d. 1961) |
| 1904 | J. Robert Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (d. 1967) |