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 |
|---|---|
| 1918 | Ian Stevenson, American psychiatrist and academic (d. 2007) |
| 1918 | Ray Charles, American singer-songwriter and conductor (d. 2015) |
| 1918 | Claiborne Pell, American captain and politician (d. 2009) |
| 1918 | Tony Rolt, English race car driver and engineer (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | Stubby Kaye, American entertainer (d. 1997) |
| 1918 | Malcolm Shepherd, 2nd Baron Shepherd (d. 2001) |
| 1918 | Eppie Lederer, American journalist and radio host (d. 2002) |
| 1919 | Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor, created Alvin and the Chipmunks (d. 1972) |
| 1918 | Billy Johnson, American baseball player (d. 2006) |
| 1918 | Molly Geertsema, Dutch lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 1991) |
| 1918 | Paul D. Boyer, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2018) |
| 1918 | Halfdan Hegtun, Norwegian radio host and politician (d. 2012) |
| 1918 | Anatoli Tarasov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1995) |
| 1918 | Georgia Louise Harris Brown, American architect (d. 1999) |
| 1919 | Ernie Kovacs, American actor and game show host (d. 1962) |
| 1918 | Vivian Mason, American actress (d. 2009) |
| 1918 | Bob Vanatta, American head basketball coach (d. 2016) |
| 1918 | Francis W. Nye, United States Air Force major general (d. 2019) |
| 1918 | Anwar Sadat, Egyptian lieutenant and politician, 3rd President of Egypt, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981) |
| 1919 | Robert Stack, American actor (d. 2003) |
| 1918 | Theodore Sturgeon, American author and critic (d. 1985) |
| 1918 | Leo Rosner, Polish-born Austrian Jewish musician (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | Jane Frank, American painter and sculptor (d. 1986) |
| 1919 | Rocky Graziano, American boxer and actor (d. 1990) |
| 1919 | Carole Landis, American actress (d. 1948) |
| 1918 | Richard Wainwright, English soldier and politician (d. 2003) |
| 1918 | Jacqueline Susann, American actress and author (d. 1974) |
| 1918 | Alfred D. Chandler Jr., American historian and academic (d. 2007) |
| 1918 | Jerome Robbins, American director, producer, and choreographer (d. 1998) |
| 1919 | Milton Parker, American businessman, co-founded the Carnegie Deli (d. 2009) |