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 | Idel Jakobson, Latvian-Estonian NKVD officer (d. 1997) |
| 1904 | Tamás Lossonczy, Hungarian painter (d. 2009) |
| 1904 | Jan Peerce, American tenor and actor (d. 1984) |
| 1904 | George Formby, English singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1961) |
| 1904 | Buddy Rogers, American actor and musician (d. 1999) |
| 1904 | Richard Mohaupt, German composer and Kapellmeister (d. 1957) |
| 1904 | John Snagge, English journalist (d. 1996) |
| 1904 | Richard Eberhart, American poet and academic (d. 2005) |
| 1904 | Björn Berglund, Swedish actor (d. 1968) |
| 1904 | Joseph M. Juran, Romanian-American engineer and businessman (d. 2008) |
| 1904 | Helen Kane, American singer and actress (d. 1966) |
| 1904 | Arnold Gartmann, Swiss bobsledder (d. 1980) |
| 1905 | Maurice Roy, Canadian cardinal (d. 1985) |
| 1904 | Glenn Miller, American trombonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1944) |
| 1905 | Nihal Atsız, Turkish author, poet, and philosopher (d. 1975) |
| 1904 | Quintin McMillan, South African cricketer (d. 1938) |
| 1904 | Karl Plutus, Estonian lawyer and jurist (d. 2010) |
| 1904 | Margaret Tafoya, Native American Pueblo potter (d. 2001) |
| 1904 | Riho Lahi, Estonian journalist and author (d. 1995) |
| 1904 | Chaim Gross, Austrian-American sculptor and educator (d. 1991) |
| 1904 | Johnny Weissmuller, Hungarian-American swimmer and actor (d. 1984) |
| 1904 | Gladys George, American actress (d. 1954) |
| 1904 | A.K. Golam Jilani, Bangladeshi activist (d. 1932) |
| 1904 | James Baskett, African-American actor and singer (d. 1948) |
| 1904 | Manuel Rosenthal, French conductor and composer (d. 2003) |
| 1904 | Vera Bradford, Australian pianist and educator (d. 2004) |
| 1904 | August Jakobson, Estonian author and politician (d. 1963) |
| 1905 | Joseph Bonanno, Italian-American mob boss (d. 2002) |
| 1904 | Cemal Reşit Rey, Turkish pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1985) |
| 1904 | Pigmeat Markham, African-American comedian, singer, and dancer (d. 1981) |