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 | Robert N. Thompson, American-Canadian chiropractor and politician (d. 1997) |
| 1915 | Abba Eban, South African-Israeli politician and diplomat, 1st Israel Ambassador to the United Nations (d. 2002) |
| 1914 | Fernando Alonso, Cuban ballet dancer, co-founded the Cuban National Ballet (d. 2013) |
| 1914 | Adolfo Bioy Casares, Argentinian journalist and author (d. 1999) |
| 1914 | Connie B. Gay, American businessman, co-founded the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (d. 1989) |
| 1914 | Esther Eng, Chinese-American film director (d. 1970) |
| 1914 | Bill Downs, American journalist (d. 1978) |
| 1914 | Bohumil Hrabal, Czech author (d. 1997) |
| 1914 | Harold Hitchcock, English visionary landscape artist (d. 2009) |
| 1914 | Raymond Davis Jr., American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2006) |
| 1915 | Alan Lomax, American historian, author, and scholar (d. 2002) |
| 1914 | Bertus Aafjes, Dutch poet and author (d. 1993) |
| 1914 | Frederic Franklin, English-American ballet dancer and director (d. 2013) |
| 1914 | Gordon Juckes, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1994) |
| 1914 | Tove Jansson, Finnish author and illustrator (d. 2001) |
| 1915 | Santiago Carrillo, Spanish soldier and politician (d. 2012) |
| 1914 | Bernard Malamud, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1986) |
| 1914 | Beatrice Straight, American actress (d. 2001) |
| 1914 | Orhan Kemal, Turkish author (d. 1970) |
| 1914 | Lynn Chadwick, English sculptor (d. 2003) |
| 1914 | Justin Wilson, American chef and author (d. 2001) |
| 1914 | Bill Erwin, American actor (d. 2010) |
| 1914 | Erskine Hawkins, American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1993) |
| 1914 | Ilmari Juutilainen, Finnish soldier and pilot (d. 1999) |
| 1914 | James Rouse, American real estate developer (d. 1996) |
| 1914 | Joe DiMaggio, American baseball player and coach (d. 1999) |
| 1914 | Max Kohnstamm, Dutch historian and diplomat (d. 2010) |
| 1914 | Octavio Paz, Mexican poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998) |
| 1914 | Hilda Terry, American cartoonist (d. 2006) |
| 1914 | Marius Russo, American baseball player (d. 2005) |