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 | Oluf Reed-Olsen, Norwegian resistance member and pilot (d. 2002) |
| 1918 | Gerald Wilson, American trumpet player and composer (d. 2014) |
| 1919 | Beatrice Hicks, American engineer (d. 1979) |
| 1918 | Anwar Sadat, Egyptian lieutenant and politician, 3rd President of Egypt, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981) |
| 1918 | Mike Wallace, American journalist, media personality and one-time game show host (d. 2012) |
| 1918 | Zakaria Mohieddin, Egyptian general and politician, 33rd Prime Minister of Egypt (d. 2012) |
| 1918 | Patrick Lucey, American captain and politician, 38th Governor of Wisconsin (d. 2014) |
| 1918 | Dimitri Papadimos, Greek photographer (d. 1994) |
| 1918 | Robert Lochner, American-German soldier and journalist (d. 2003) |
| 1918 | George Rochberg, American composer and educator (d. 2005) |
| 1918 | Coleman Young, American politician, 66th Mayor of Detroit (d. 1997) |
| 1918 | João Goulart, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 24th President of Brazil (d. 1976) |
| 1918 | William Holden, American actor (d. 1981) |
| 1919 | Hyun Soong-jong, South Korean politician, 24th Prime Minister of South Korea (d. 2020) |
| 1918 | Tony Rolt, English race car driver and engineer (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | Mary Kay Ash, American businesswoman, founded Mary Kay Cosmetics (d. 2001) |
| 1918 | Cameron Mitchell, American actor (d. 1994) |
| 1919 | Coleman Francis, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1973) |
| 1918 | Samuel Victor Perry, English biochemist and rugby player (d. 2009) |
| 1918 | Cisco Houston, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1961) |
| 1918 | Aldo van Eyck, Dutch architect (d. 1999) |
| 1918 | Gene La Rocque, U.S admiral (d. 2016) |
| 1918 | Sikander Bakht, Indian field hockey player and politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (d. 2004) |
| 1918 | Louis Applebaum, Canadian composer and conductor (d. 2000) |
| 1918 | Norman Granz, American-Swiss record producer and manager (d. 2001) |
| 1918 | Rusty Dedrick, American swing and bebop jazz trumpeter (d. 2009) |
| 1919 | Diomedes Olivo, Dominican baseball player and scout (d. 1977) |
| 1918 | Sid Bernstein, American record producer (d. 2013) |
| 1918 | Abraham Nemeth, American mathematician and academic (d. 2013) |
| 1918 | Dick Gibson, English racing driver (d. 2010) |