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 | Claude Renoir, French cinematographer (d. 1993) |
| 1914 | Zhang Zhen, Chinese general and politician (d. 2015) |
| 1914 | Renato Dulbecco, Italian-American virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2012) |
| 1914 | James Rouse, American real estate developer (d. 1996) |
| 1914 | Sonny Boy Williamson I, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player (d. 1948) |
| 1914 | Daniel J. Boorstin, American historian, lawyer, author, and 12th Librarian of Congress (d. 2004) |
| 1914 | Karl Carstens, German lieutenant and politician, 5th President of the Federal Republic of Germany (d. 1992) |
| 1914 | Mei Zhi, Chinese author and essayist (d. 2004) |
| 1914 | Luc-Marie Bayle, French commander and painter (d. 2000) |
| 1914 | Ahmet Kireççi, Turkish wrestler (d. 1979) |
| 1914 | Lilli Palmer, German-American actress (d. 1986) |
| 1914 | Francisco da Costa Gomes, Portuguese general and politician, 15th President of Portugal (d. 2001) |
| 1914 | Saul Steinberg, Romanian-American cartoonist (d. 1999) |
| 1914 | Robert N. Thompson, American-Canadian chiropractor and politician (d. 1997) |
| 1914 | Ernest Tubb, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1984) |
| 1914 | Bill Owen, English actor and songwriter (d. 1999) |
| 1914 | John Hersey, American journalist and author (d. 1993) |
| 1914 | Marguerite Duras, French novelist, screenwriter, and director (d. 1996) |
| 1914 | Dorothy Lewis Bernstein, American mathematician (d. 1988) |
| 1914 | Aleksander Kreek, Estonian shot putter and discus thrower (d. 1977) |
| 1914 | Daisy Bates, American activist who played a leading role in the Little Rock Integration Crisis of 1957 (d. 1999) |
| 1915 | André Lichnerowicz, French mathematician (d. 1998) |
| 1914 | Bill Downs, American journalist (d. 1978) |
| 1915 | Potter Stewart, American lawyer and judge (d. 1985) |
| 1914 | Kevin McCarthy, American actor (d. 2010) |
| 1914 | Howard K. Smith, American journalist and actor (d. 2002) |
| 1914 | Aribert Heim, Austrian SS physician and Nazi war criminal (d. 1992) |
| 1914 | Howard Fast, American novelist and screenwriter (d. 2003) |
| 1914 | Johnny Vander Meer, American baseball player and manager (d. 1997) |
| 1914 | Mushtaq Ali, Indian cricketer (d. 2005) |