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 | Esther Eng, Chinese-American film director (d. 1970) |
| 1915 | Georges Guétary, Egyptian-French singer, dancer, and actor (d. 1997) |
| 1914 | John Passmore, Australian philosopher and academic (d. 2004) |
| 1914 | Francisco da Costa Gomes, Portuguese general and politician, 15th President of Portugal (d. 2001) |
| 1914 | Lajos Baróti, Hungarian footballer and manager (d. 2005) |
| 1914 | John Thomas Dunlop, American administrator and labor scholar (d. 2003) |
| 1914 | Connie B. Gay, American businessman, co-founded the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (d. 1989) |
| 1914 | Creighton Abrams, American general (d. 1974) |
| 1915 | Bill Peet, American author and illustrator (d. 2002) |
| 1914 | Johnny Vander Meer, American baseball player and manager (d. 1997) |
| 1914 | Bernard Malamud, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1986) |
| 1914 | Mei Zhi, Chinese author and essayist (d. 2004) |
| 1914 | Sam Manekshaw, Indian field marshal (d. 2008) |
| 1914 | Paul Rand, American graphic designer and art director (d. 1996) |
| 1914 | Begum Akhtar, Indian actress (d. 1974) |
| 1914 | Ernie Toshack, Australian cricketer (d. 2003) |
| 1915 | Leslie H. Martinson, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2016) |
| 1914 | John Manners, English naval officer and cricketer |
| 1914 | Bidia Dandaron, Russian author and educator (d. 1974) |
| 1914 | Tex Beneke, American singer, saxophonist, and bandleader (d. 2000) |
| 1914 | Baldev Raj Chopra, Indian director and producer (d. 2008) |
| 1914 | Jack Badcock, Australian cricketer (d. 1982) |
| 1914 | Dürrüşehvar Sultan, Imperial Princess of the Ottoman Empire (d. 2006) |
| 1914 | Josh White, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1969) |
| 1914 | Ray Getliffe, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2008) |
| 1915 | Bobby Hackett, American trumpet player and cornet player (d. 1976) |
| 1914 | John Charles Daly, South African–American journalist and game show host (d. 1991) |
| 1914 | Alan Lloyd Hodgkin, English physiologist, biophysicist, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998) |
| 1914 | Robert Wise, American director and producer (d. 2005) |
| 1914 | O. Winston Link, American photographer (d. 2001) |