Born in 1918, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
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.
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Famous people from the Year of the Horse and 1918
Famous People Born in the Year of the Horse and Chinese Year 1918. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Horse 1918. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
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| 1918 | Paul D. Boyer, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2018) |
| 1918 | François Tombalbaye, Chadian politician, 1st President of Chad (d. 1975) |
| 1918 | Birgit Nilsson, Swedish operatic soprano (d. 2005) |
| 1918 | Alexander Vraciu, American commander and pilot of Romanian descent (d. 2015) |
| 1919 | Robert Stack, American actor (d. 2003) |
| 1918 | Juan José Arreola, Mexican writer and academic (d. 2001) |
| 1918 | Samuel Z. Arkoff, American film producer (d. 2001) |
| 1918 | George Lynch, American race car driver (d. 1997) |
| 1918 | Gwyn Howells, Australian public servant (d. 1997) |
| 1918 | Red Storey, Canadian football player, referee, and sportscaster (d. 2006) |
| 1918 | J. B. Fuqua, American entrepreneur and philanthropist (d. 2006) |
| 1919 | J. D. Salinger, American soldier and author (d. 2010) |
| 1918 | Maurice Druon, French author and screenwriter (d. 2009) |
| 1918 | Jane Frank, American painter and sculptor (d. 1986) |
| 1918 | Katherine Johnson, American physicist and mathematician (d. 2020) |
| 1918 | Gérard de Vaucouleurs, French-American astronomer and academic (d. 1995) |
| 1918 | Wilf Mannion, English footballer and manager (d. 2000) |
| 1918 | Albertina Sisulu, South African anti-apartheid activist (d. 2011) |
| 1918 | Phil Lamason, New Zealand soldier and pilot (d. 2012) |
| 1918 | Olga Lopes-Seale, Guyanese-Barbadian singer and radio host (d. 2011) |
| 1918 | Allan Arbus, American actor and photographer (d. 2013) |
| 1918 | Francis W. Nye, United States Air Force major general (d. 2019) |
| 1918 | Ronald Bladen, American painter and sculptor (d. 1988) |
| 1919 | Milton Parker, American businessman, co-founded the Carnegie Deli (d. 2009) |
| 1918 | Tony Rolt, English race car driver and engineer (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | Betty Ford, American wife of Gerald Ford, 40th First Lady of the United States (d. 2011) |
| 1918 | Henryk Szeryng, Mexican violinist and educator (d. 1988) |
| 1918 | Dave Bartholomew, American bandleader, composer and arranger (d. 2019) |
| 1918 | Mickey Vernon, American baseball player and coach (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | Zoia Horn, American librarian (d. 2014) |