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 | François Tombalbaye, Chadian politician, 1st President of Chad (d. 1975) |
| 1918 | Alexandra Boyko, Russian tank commander (d. 1996) |
| 1918 | Dimitri Papadimos, Greek photographer (d. 1994) |
| 1918 | Adolph Kiefer, American swimmer (d. 2017) |
| 1918 | Ralph Wilson, American businessman, founded the Buffalo Bills (d. 2014) |
| 1918 | Kurt Dahlmann, German pilot, lawyer, and journalist (d. 2017) |
| 1918 | Luis Alberto Solari, Uruguayan artist (d. 1993) |
| 1918 | Pádraig Faulkner, Irish Fianna Fáil politician (d. 2012) |
| 1918 | Frederick Reines, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998) |
| 1918 | Doug Ring, Australian cricketer and sportscaster (d. 2003) |
| 1918 | Bob Katter, Sr., Australian captain and politician (d. 1990) |
| 1918 | Rita Hayworth, American actress, singer and dancer (d. 1987) |
| 1918 | Fred Baur, American chemist and founder of Pringles (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | Albertina Sisulu, South African anti-apartheid activist (d. 2011) |
| 1919 | Bob Paisley, English footballer and manager (d. 1996) |
| 1918 | Egidio Galea, Maltese Roman Catholic priest (d. 2005) |
| 1918 | Charles Read, Australian air marshal (d. 2014) |
| 1918 | Ernst Otto Fischer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2007) |
| 1918 | Cachao López, Cuban-American bassist and composer (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | William Holden, American actor (d. 1981) |
| 1919 | Ernest Bender, American Indologist (d. 1996) |
| 1918 | Chihiro Iwasaki, Japanese painter and illustrator (d. 1974) |
| 1918 | David Ausubel, American psychologist (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | Leonard Bernstein, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1990) |
| 1918 | Henryk Szeryng, Mexican violinist and educator (d. 1988) |
| 1919 | Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor, created Alvin and the Chipmunks (d. 1972) |
| 1918 | Don Pardo, American radio and television announcer (d. 2014) |
| 1918 | Fanny Blankers-Koen, Dutch sprinter and long jumper (d. 2004) |
| 1918 | Robert Osterloh, American actor (d. 2001) |
| 1918 | Julia Pirie, British spy working for MI5 (d. 2008) |