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 | Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, Italian lawyer and politician, 9th President of Italy (d. 2012) |
| 1918 | Don Pardo, American radio and television announcer (d. 2014) |
| 1918 | Kathryn Tucker Windham, American journalist and author (d. 2011) |
| 1918 | Eddie Jefferson, American singer-songwriter (d. 1979) |
| 1919 | Robert Stack, American actor (d. 2003) |
| 1918 | Allan Arbus, American actor and photographer (d. 2013) |
| 1918 | Paul B. Fay, American businessman, soldier, and diplomat, 12th United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 2009) |
| 1918 | Birgit Nilsson, Swedish operatic soprano (d. 2005) |
| 1918 | Harold Atcherley, English businessman (d. 2017) |
| 1918 | Mary Kay Ash, American businesswoman, founded Mary Kay Cosmetics (d. 2001) |
| 1918 | Barry Morse, English-Canadian actor and director (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | Olga Lopes-Seale, Guyanese-Barbadian singer and radio host (d. 2011) |
| 1918 | José Greco, Italian-American dancer and choreographer (d. 2000) |
| 1918 | Pablita Velarde, Santa Clara Pueblo (Native American) painter (d. 2006) |
| 1918 | Robert Osterloh, American actor (d. 2001) |
| 1918 | Alfredo Ovando Candía, Bolivian general and politician, 56th President of Bolivia (d. 1982) |
| 1918 | Johnnie Parsons, American race car driver (d. 1984) |
| 1918 | Charles Evans, English-Welsh mountaineer, surgeon, and educator (d. 1995) |
| 1918 | Denis Compton, English cricketer and sportscaster (d. 1997) |
| 1918 | Jacqueline Susann, American actress and author (d. 1974) |
| 1918 | Josephine Webb, American engineer |
| 1918 | Fanny Blankers-Koen, Dutch sprinter and long jumper (d. 2004) |
| 1918 | Harold Amos, American microbiologist and academic (d. 2003) |
| 1918 | K. Karunakaran, Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Kerala (d. 2010) |
| 1918 | T. J. Jemison, American minister and activist (d. 2013) |
| 1918 | Alexander Vraciu, American commander and pilot of Romanian descent (d. 2015) |
| 1918 | Robert A. Boyd, Canadian engineer (d. 2006) |
| 1918 | Richard Ellmann, American author and critic (d. 1987) |
| 1918 | Mary McGrory, American journalist and author (d. 2004) |
| 1919 | Coleman Francis, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1973) |