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 | Alexander Vraciu, American commander and pilot of Romanian descent (d. 2015) |
| 1919 | Severino Gazzelloni, Italian flute player (d. 1992) |
| 1918 | Nelson Mandela, South African lawyer and politician, 1st President of South Africa, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013) |
| 1918 | Hank Jones, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2010) |
| 1918 | Johnny Wayne, Canadian comedian (d. 1990) |
| 1918 | Billy Graham, American minister and author (d. 2018) |
| 1918 | Mihkel Mathiesen, Estonian engineer and politician (d. 2003) |
| 1919 | Carole Landis, American actress (d. 1948) |
| 1918 | Jay Wright Forrester, American computer engineer and systems scientist (d. 2016) |
| 1918 | Ralph Wilson, American businessman, founded the Buffalo Bills (d. 2014) |
| 1918 | S. V. Ranga Rao, Indian actor, director, and producer (d. 1974) |
| 1918 | Mickey Spillane, American crime novelist (d. 2006) |
| 1918 | Yasuhiro Nakasone, Japanese commander and politician, 45th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 2019) |
| 1919 | Frances Bay, Canadian-American actress (d. 2011) |
| 1918 | Dick Gibson, English racing driver (d. 2010) |
| 1918 | Bob Feller, American sailor, baseball player, and sportscaster (d. 2010) |
| 1918 | James Joll, English historian, author, and academic (d. 1994) |
| 1918 | Eddy Arnold, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | Ángel Labruna, Argentinian footballer and manager (d. 1983) |
| 1918 | Coleman Young, American politician, 66th Mayor of Detroit (d. 1997) |
| 1918 | Frederick Sanger, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013) |
| 1918 | William Jay Smith, American poet and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1918 | John Bromwich, Australian tennis player (d. 1999) |
| 1918 | Julian Schwinger, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1994) |
| 1918 | Orville Freeman, American soldier and politician, 16th United States Secretary of Agriculture (d. 2003) |
| 1918 | Professor Longhair, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1980) |
| 1918 | Oluf Reed-Olsen, Norwegian resistance member and pilot (d. 2002) |
| 1918 | Ruth Aarons, American table tennis player and manager (d. 1980) |
| 1918 | Ike Quebec, American saxophonist and pianist (d. 1963) |
| 1918 | Frank Renouf, New Zealand businessman and financier (d. 1998) |