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 | Betty Ford, American wife of Gerald Ford, 40th First Lady of the United States (d. 2011) |
| 1918 | Eugene P. Wilkinson, American admiral (d. 2013) |
| 1918 | Ruth Duccini, American actress (d. 2014) |
| 1919 | Jerome Horwitz, American chemist and academic (d. 2012) |
| 1918 | Michael John Wise, English geographer and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1918 | Alfredo Ovando Candía, Bolivian general and politician, 56th President of Bolivia (d. 1982) |
| 1918 | Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, emir of Abu Dhabi and first president of the United Arab Emirates (d. 2004) |
| 1918 | Georgios Rallis, Greek lieutenant and politician, 173rd Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2006) |
| 1918 | Zoltán Sztáray, Hungarian-American author (d. 2011) |
| 1918 | Bob Feller, American sailor, baseball player, and sportscaster (d. 2010) |
| 1918 | Guy Gibson, Anglo-Indian commander and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1944) |
| 1918 | Balasaraswati, Indian dancer and instructor (d. 1984) |
| 1918 | Edward B. Giller, American Major General (d. 2017) |
| 1918 | Evelyn Ankers, British-American actress (d. 1985) |
| 1918 | George Rochberg, American composer and educator (d. 2005) |
| 1919 | Herbie Nichols, American pianist and composer (d. 1963) |
| 1918 | Eric Bedser, English cricketer (d. 2006) |
| 1918 | Rusty Dedrick, American swing and bebop jazz trumpeter (d. 2009) |
| 1918 | Richard Ellmann, American author and critic (d. 1987) |
| 1919 | Sheila Mercier, British actress, Emmerdale Farm (d. 2019) |
| 1918 | George Edward Hughes, Irish-New Zealand philosopher and logician (d. 1994) |
| 1918 | Hank Locklin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2009) |
| 1918 | Percy Rodriguez, Canadian-American actor (d. 2007) |
| 1918 | Mildred Ladner Thompson, American journalist and author (d. 2013) |
| 1918 | Richard Greene, English actor (d. 1985) |
| 1918 | Jack Paar, American comedian, author and talk show host (d. 2004) |
| 1918 | Athos Bulcão, Brazilian painter and sculptor (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | Olga Lopes-Seale, Guyanese-Barbadian singer and radio host (d. 2011) |
| 1918 | Wilf Mannion, English footballer and manager (d. 2000) |
| 1918 | Fred Wacker, American race driver and engineer (d. 1998) |