According to Chinese Astrology, 1918 is the Year of the Horse and it is the Earth element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1918 are Horses. The Chinese Horse year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 11 February 1918 and 31 January 1919 are considered born in the Chinese year 1918 and are a Horse sign. In addition, each Horse 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. 1918 is also known as the Year of the Earth Horse. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1918 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Horse?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1919 | Bob Paisley, English footballer and manager (d. 1996) |
| 1918 | Guy Gibson, Anglo-Indian commander and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1944) |
| 1918 | Cisco Houston, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1961) |
| 1918 | Johnny Palmer, American golfer (d. 2006) |
| 1918 | Leonore Annenberg, American businesswoman and diplomat (d. 2009) |
| 1918 | Bobby Doerr, American baseball player and coach (d. 2017) |
| 1918 | Ralph Wilson, American businessman, founded the Buffalo Bills (d. 2014) |
| 1918 | Corita Kent, American nun, illustrator, and educator (d. 1986) |
| 1918 | Astrid Varnay, Swedish-American soprano and actress (d. 2006) |
| 1918 | Jack Barry, American game show host and producer, co-founded Barry & Enright Productions (d. 1984) |
| 1918 | William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw, Scottish-English politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1999) |
| 1918 | Maria Teresa de Noronha, Portuguese singer (d. 1993) |
| 1918 | Stubby Kaye, American entertainer (d. 1997) |
| 1918 | Brian James, Australian actor (d. 2009) |
| 1918 | Ted Bates, English footballer and manager (d. 2003) |
| 1918 | Oluf Reed-Olsen, Norwegian resistance member and pilot (d. 2002) |
| 1918 | Frederick Sanger, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013) |
| 1918 | George Grant, Canadian philosopher and academic (d. 1988) |
| 1918 | Howard Cosell, American soldier, journalist, and author (d. 1995) |
| 1918 | Richard Wainwright, English soldier and politician (d. 2003) |
| 1918 | James Aldridge, Australian-English journalist and author (d. 2015) |
| 1918 | Clifton Hillegass, American publisher, founded CliffsNotes (d. 2001) |
| 1918 | Mihkel Mathiesen, Estonian engineer and politician (d. 2003) |
| 1918 | Ray Charles, American singer-songwriter and conductor (d. 2015) |
| 1918 | Patrick Lucey, American captain and politician, 38th Governor of Wisconsin (d. 2014) |
| 1918 | E. Howard Hunt, American CIA officer and author (d. 2007) |
| 1918 | Pablita Velarde, Santa Clara Pueblo (Native American) painter (d. 2006) |
| 1918 | José Greco, Italian-American dancer and choreographer (d. 2000) |
| 1918 | James MacGregor Burns, American historian, political scientist, and author (d. 2014) |
| 1918 | John Celardo, American captain and illustrator (d. 2012) |