According to Chinese Astrology, 1902 is the Year of the Tiger and it is the Water element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1902 are Tigers. The Chinese Tiger year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 8 February 1902 and 28 January 1903 are considered born in the Chinese year 1902 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. 1902 is also known as the Year of the Water Tiger. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1902 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Tiger?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1902 | Fernando Pessa, Portuguese journalist (d. 2002) |
| 1902 | Giorgos Papasideris, Greek singer-songwriter (d. 1977) |
| 1902 | Meyer Lansky, American gangster (d. 1983) |
| 1902 | Jack Lambert, English footballer and manager (d. 1940) |
| 1902 | Lloyd Nolan, American actor (d. 1985) |
| 1902 | Talcott Parsons, American sociologist and academic (d. 1979) |
| 1902 | Waldemar Hammenhög, Swedish author (d. 1972) |
| 1902 | André Michel Lwoff, French microbiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1994) |
| 1902 | George Gaylord Simpson, American paleontologist and author (d. 1984) |
| 1902 | Emeric Pressburger, Hungarian-English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1988) |
| 1902 | Mary Miles Minter, American actress (d. 1984) |
| 1902 | Lubka Kolessa, Ukrainian-Canadian pianist and educator (d. 1997) |
| 1902 | Louis Beel, Dutch academic and politician, 36th Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 1977) |
| 1902 | Frances Bavier, American actress (d. 1989) |
| 1902 | Georges Van Parys, French composer (d. 1971) |
| 1903 | Maurice Abravanel, Greek-American pianist and conductor (d. 1993) |
| 1902 | Eddie Shore, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 1985) |
| 1902 | Jayaprakash Narayan, Indian activist and politician (d. 1979) |
| 1902 | Victor Jory, Canadian-American actor (d. 1982) |
| 1902 | Bobby Jones, American golfer and lawyer (d. 1971) |
| 1902 | William Bell, American tuba player and educator (d. 1971) |
| 1902 | Ronnie Aird, English cricketer and administrator (d. 1986) |
| 1902 | Sidney Hook, American philosopher and author (d. 1989) |
| 1902 | Mary Philbin, American actress (d. 1993) |
| 1902 | Margaret Hamilton, American schoolteacher, actress and voice artist (d. 1985) |
| 1902 | Robert F. Bradford, American lawyer and politician, 57th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1983) |
| 1902 | Freddie Young, English cinematographer (d. 1998) |
| 1902 | Anthony Asquith, English director and screenwriter (d. 1968) |
| 1903 | Paul A. Dever, American lieutenant and politician, 58th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1958) |
| 1902 | Ethel Smith, American organist (d. 1996) |