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 | Mary McGrory, American journalist and author (d. 2004) |
| 1918 | Bobby Doerr, American baseball player and coach (d. 2017) |
| 1918 | Donald Regan, American colonel and politician, 11th White House Chief of Staff (d. 2003) |
| 1918 | Leo Rosner, Polish-born Austrian Jewish musician (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | Patricio Aylwin, Chilean lawyer and politician, 31st President of Chile (d. 2016) |
| 1918 | T. J. Jemison, American minister and activist (d. 2013) |
| 1918 | Pyotr Masherov, Leader of Soviet Belarus (d. 1980) |
| 1918 | William Holden, American actor (d. 1981) |
| 1919 | Toni Turek, German footballer (d. 1984) |
| 1918 | Milton Himmelfarb, American sociologist and author (d. 2006) |
| 1918 | Gordon Zahn, American sociologist and author (d. 2007) |
| 1918 | Lou Klein, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1976) |
| 1918 | Tom Drake, American actor and singer (d. 1982) |
| 1918 | Don Ingalls, American writer and producer (d. 2014) |
| 1918 | Giles Cooper, Irish soldier and playwright (d. 1966) |
| 1918 | Otis Bowen, American physician and politician, 44th Governor of Indiana (d. 2013) |
| 1918 | Eddy Christiani, Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016) |
| 1918 | Frank L. Lambert, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at Occidental College (d. 2018) |
| 1918 | Florence Chadwick, American swimmer (d. 1995) |
| 1918 | Johnny Palmer, American golfer (d. 2006) |
| 1918 | Bobby Riggs, American tennis player; winner of three major titles, 1939–1941 (d. 1995) |
| 1918 | Birgit Nilsson, Swedish operatic soprano (d. 2005) |
| 1918 | Pádraig Faulkner, Irish Fianna Fáil politician (d. 2012) |
| 1918 | Russell Kirk, American theorist and author (d. 1994) |
| 1918 | Ike Quebec, American saxophonist and pianist (d. 1963) |
| 1919 | Herbie Nichols, American pianist and composer (d. 1963) |
| 1918 | Lea Gottlieb, Hungarian-Israeli fashion designer, founded the Gottex Company (d. 2012) |
| 1918 | Ahmed Deedat, South African writer and public speaker (d. 2005) |
| 1918 | Mary Healy, American actress and singer (d. 2015) |
| 1918 | Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, Italian lawyer and politician, 9th President of Italy (d. 2012) |