According to Chinese Astrology, 1914 is the Year of the Tiger and it is the Wood element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1914 are Tigers. The Chinese Tiger year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 26 January 1914 and 13 February 1915 are considered born in the Chinese year 1914 and are a Tiger sign. In addition, each Tiger 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. 1914 is also known as the Year of the Wood Tiger. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1914 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Tiger?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1914 | Bohumil Hrabal, Czech author (d. 1997) |
| 1914 | Larry Noble, English comedian and actor (d. 1993) |
| 1914 | Beatrice Straight, American actress (d. 2001) |
| 1914 | Arthur Snelling, English civil servant and diplomat. British Ambassador to South Africa (d. 1996) |
| 1914 | Pops Staples, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2000) |
| 1914 | Oktay Rıfat Horozcu, Turkish poet and playwright (d. 1988) |
| 1914 | María Félix, Yaqui/Basque-Mexican actress (d. 2002) |
| 1914 | Ernest Kirkendall, American chemist and metallurgist (d. 2005) |
| 1914 | Dylan Thomas, Welsh poet and playwright (d. 1953) |
| 1914 | Ralph Flanagan, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1995) |
| 1914 | Jack Badcock, Australian cricketer (d. 1982) |
| 1915 | Potter Stewart, American lawyer and judge (d. 1985) |
| 1914 | Jeff Corey, American actor and director (d. 2002) |
| 1914 | Domnitsa Lanitou-Kavounidou, Greek sprinter (d. 2011) |
| 1914 | Celestine Sibley, American journalist and author (d. 1999) |
| 1914 | Paul J. Christiansen, American conductor and composer (d. 1997) |
| 1914 | Raymond Lambert, Swiss mountaineer (d. 1997) |
| 1915 | Luise Krüger, German javelin thrower (d. 2001) |
| 1914 | Charilaos Florakis, Greek politician (d. 2005) |
| 1914 | Jay Berwanger, American football player and coach (d. 2002) |
| 1914 | Edward Andrews, American actor (d. 1985) |
| 1914 | Connie B. Gay, American businessman, co-founded the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (d. 1989) |
| 1914 | Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian ethnographer and explorer (d. 2002) |
| 1914 | Frank Fenner, Australian microbiologist and virologist (d. 2010) |
| 1914 | Carlos Castillo Armas, Authoritarian ruler of Guatemala (d. 1957) |
| 1914 | V. R. Krishna Iyer, Indian lawyer and judge (d. 2014) |
| 1914 | Joe DiMaggio, American baseball player and coach (d. 1999) |
| 1914 | Achille Compagnoni, Italian skier and mountaineer (d. 2009) |
| 1914 | Cyril Washbrook, English cricketer (d. 1999) |
| 1914 | Bertus Aafjes, Dutch poet and author (d. 1993) |