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 | K. Karunakaran, Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Kerala (d. 2010) |
| 1918 | Alexandra Boyko, Russian tank commander (d. 1996) |
| 1919 | Robert Stack, American actor (d. 2003) |
| 1918 | Eric Morley, English businessman and television host, founded the Miss World (d. 2000) |
| 1918 | Robert Osterloh, American actor (d. 2001) |
| 1918 | Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, emir of Abu Dhabi and first president of the United Arab Emirates (d. 2004) |
| 1918 | David Ausubel, American psychologist (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | Naoki Kazu, Japanese football player (d.1940s) |
| 1918 | Howard Cosell, American soldier, journalist, and author (d. 1995) |
| 1918 | Eddie Lopat, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1992) |
| 1919 | Terukuni Manzō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 38th Yokozuna (d. 1977) |
| 1918 | James Daly, American actor (d. 1978) |
| 1918 | E. Howard Hunt, American CIA officer and author (d. 2007) |
| 1918 | Lloyd Quarterman, African American chemist (d. 1982) |
| 1919 | Jerome Horwitz, American chemist and academic (d. 2012) |
| 1919 | Milton Parker, American businessman, co-founded the Carnegie Deli (d. 2009) |
| 1918 | Arnold Stang, American actor (d. 2009) |
| 1918 | George Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe, English soldier and politician, Leader of the House of Lords (d. 2007) |
| 1918 | Marjorie Lord, American actress (d. 2015) |
| 1919 | Maurice Herzog, French mountaineer and politician, French Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (d. 2012) |
| 1918 | Elizabeth P. Hoisington, American general (d. 2007) |
| 1918 | Martin Drewes, German soldier and pilot (d. 2013) |
| 1918 | Russell Kirk, American theorist and author (d. 1994) |
| 1918 | Red Storey, Canadian football player, referee, and sportscaster (d. 2006) |
| 1919 | Toni Turek, German footballer (d. 1984) |
| 1918 | Dee Molenaar, American mountaineer (d. 2020) |
| 1919 | William Morris Meredith, Jr., American poet and academic (d. 2007) |
| 1918 | Julia Pirie, British spy working for MI5 (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | Claiborne Pell, American captain and politician (d. 2009) |
| 1918 | Eugene P. Wilkinson, American admiral (d. 2013) |