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 | Doris Eaton Travis, American actress and dancer (d. 2010) |
| 1904 | C. B. Colby, American author (d. 1977) |
| 1905 | Takeo Fukuda, Japanese politician, 67th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1995) |
| 1904 | Phil Harris, American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1995) |
| 1904 | Hans Hartung, German-French painter (d. 1989) |
| 1904 | Erwin Komenda, Austrian car designer and engineer (d. 1966) |
| 1904 | Rudolf Arnheim, German-American psychologist and author (d. 2007) |
| 1904 | John Hicks, English economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1989) |
| 1904 | Milburn Stone, American actor (d. 1980) |
| 1904 | Greer Garson, English-American actress (d. 1996) |
| 1904 | Paul Wilbur Klipsch, American soldier and engineer, founded Klipsch Audio Technologies (d. 2002) |
| 1904 | Vlado Perlemuter, Lithuanian-French pianist and educator (d. 2002) |
| 1904 | Kuvempu, Indian author and poet (d. 1994) |
| 1904 | Max Shachtman, American theorist and politician (d. 1972) |
| 1904 | Harold Larwood, English-Australian cricketer (d. 1995) |
| 1904 | Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1973) |
| 1904 | Margaret Tucker, Australian author and activist (d. 1996) |
| 1904 | NiƱo Ricardo, Spanish guitarist and composer (d. 1972) |
| 1904 | Sally Rand, American dancer (d. 1979) |
| 1904 | Heiti Talvik, Estonian poet (d. 1947) |
| 1904 | Christian Pineau, French politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1995) |
| 1904 | George Dangerfield, English-American historian, journalist, and author (d. 1986) |
| 1904 | Karl Plutus, Estonian lawyer and jurist (d. 2010) |
| 1904 | J. R. D. Tata, French-Indian pilot and businessman, founded Tata Motors and Tata Global Beverages (d. 1993) |
| 1904 | Mahasi Sayadaw, Burmese monk and philosopher (d. 1982) |
| 1904 | George Klein, Canadian inventor, invented the motorized wheelchair (d. 1992) |
| 1904 | Clifton Fadiman, American game show host and author (d. 1999) |
| 1904 | K. L. Saigal, Indian singer and actor (d. 1947) |
| 1904 | Lyudmila Rudenko, Soviet chess player (d. 1986) |
| 1904 | Harald Berglund, Swedish cinematographer (d. 1980) |