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 | Mary Glen-Haig, English fencer (d. 2014) |
| 1918 | Ralph Wilson, American businessman, founded the Buffalo Bills (d. 2014) |
| 1918 | William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw, Scottish-English politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1999) |
| 1918 | Robert Roosa, American economist and banker (d. 1993) |
| 1918 | William Jay Smith, American poet and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1918 | Paul B. Fay, American businessman, soldier, and diplomat, 12th United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 2009) |
| 1918 | Brenda Milner, English-Canadian neuropsychologist and academic |
| 1918 | Kurt Waldheim, Austrian colonel and politician; 9th President of Austria (d. 2007) |
| 1918 | Red Storey, Canadian football player, referee, and sportscaster (d. 2006) |
| 1918 | Georges Berger, Belgian race car driver (d. 1967) |
| 1918 | George Lynch, American race car driver (d. 1997) |
| 1918 | Adolph Kiefer, American swimmer (d. 2017) |
| 1918 | Larry Haines, American actor (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | Stanley Armour Dunham, American sergeant (d. 1992) |
| 1918 | B. K. S. Iyengar, Indian yoga instructor and author, founded Iyengar Yoga (d. 2014) |
| 1918 | Ted Williams, American baseball player and manager (d. 2002) |
| 1918 | Robert Osterloh, American actor (d. 2001) |
| 1918 | Herm Fuetsch, American professional basketball player (d. 2010) |
| 1918 | Malcolm Shepherd, 2nd Baron Shepherd (d. 2001) |
| 1918 | John D. Roberts, American chemist and academic (d. 2016) |
| 1918 | Raleigh Rhodes, American combat fighter pilot (d. 2007) |
| 1918 | Jacqueline Susann, American actress and author (d. 1974) |
| 1918 | Anne Gwynne, American actress (d. 2003) |
| 1918 | Kazuo Sakamaki, Japanese soldier (d. 1999) |
| 1918 | Desmond MacNamara, Irish painter, sculptor, and author (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | Edward B. Giller, American Major General (d. 2017) |
| 1918 | Craig Stevens, American actor (d. 2000) |
| 1918 | Don Ingalls, American writer and producer (d. 2014) |
| 1918 | Maria Teresa de Noronha, Portuguese singer (d. 1993) |
| 1918 | Bob Evans, American businessman, founded Bob Evans Restaurants (d. 2007) |