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 | Bernard Malamud, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1986) |
| 1914 | Ethelreda Leopold, American actress (d. 1988) |
| 1914 | Orhan Kemal, Turkish author (d. 1970) |
| 1914 | Thomas J. Bata, Czech-Canadian businessman (d. 2008) |
| 1915 | Vladimir Zeldin, Russian actor (d. 2016) |
| 1914 | Rafael Kubelík, Czech-American conductor and composer (d. 1996) |
| 1914 | Akira Ifukube, Japanese composer and educator (d. 2006) |
| 1914 | Jack Delano, American photographer and composer (d. 1997) |
| 1914 | Justin Wilson, American chef and author (d. 2001) |
| 1914 | Ray Smith, English cricketer (d. 1996) |
| 1914 | W. G. G. Duncan Smith, English captain and pilot (d. 1996) |
| 1914 | Martin Gardner, American mathematician and author (d. 2010) |
| 1914 | Budd Schulberg, American author, screenwriter, and producer (d. 2009) |
| 1914 | Pierre Balmain, French fashion designer, founded Balmain (d. 1982) |
| 1915 | Georges Guétary, Egyptian-French singer, dancer, and actor (d. 1997) |
| 1914 | Jaap van der Poll, Dutch javelin thrower (d. 2010) |
| 1914 | Alan Bullock, English historian and author (d. 2004) |
| 1914 | Mohammad Moin, Iranian linguist and lexicographer (d. 1971) |
| 1915 | Jacques Hnizdovsky, Ukrainian-American painter, sculptor, and illustrator (d. 1985) |
| 1914 | Kevin McCarthy, American actor (d. 2010) |
| 1914 | Emilio Pucci, Italian fashion designer and politician (d. 1992) |
| 1914 | Ferenc Fricsay, Hungarian-Austrian conductor and director (d. 1963) |
| 1914 | Robert McCloskey, American author and illustrator (d. 2003) |
| 1915 | Leslie H. Martinson, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2016) |
| 1914 | Dylan Thomas, Welsh poet and playwright (d. 1953) |
| 1914 | Antonia Ferrín Moreiras, Spanish mathematician, academic, and astronomer (d. 2009) |
| 1914 | Erskine Hawkins, American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1993) |
| 1914 | Begum Akhtar, Indian actress (d. 1974) |
| 1914 | Toru Kumon, Japanese mathematician and academic (d. 1995) |
| 1914 | Ljubica Sokić, Serbian painter and illustrator (d. 2009) |