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 McGrory, American journalist and author (d. 2004) |
| 1918 | Bobby Riggs, American tennis player; winner of three major titles, 1939–1941 (d. 1995) |
| 1918 | Ruggiero Ricci, American violinist and educator (d. 2012) |
| 1918 | Fay McKenzie, American actress (d. 2019) |
| 1918 | Yasuhiro Nakasone, Japanese commander and politician, 45th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 2019) |
| 1918 | Hank Locklin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2009) |
| 1918 | Choi Hong Hi, South Korean general and martial artist, co-founded taekwondo (d. 2002) |
| 1918 | Orville Freeman, American soldier and politician, 16th United States Secretary of Agriculture (d. 2003) |
| 1918 | Denis Edward Arnold, English soldier (d. 2015) |
| 1918 | Paul Rudolph, American architect and academic, designed the Lippo Centre (d. 1997) |
| 1918 | Johnny Palmer, American golfer (d. 2006) |
| 1918 | Gladys Spellman, American educator and politician (d. 1988) |
| 1918 | John Gofman, American physicist, chemist, and biologist (d. 2007) |
| 1918 | Spiro Agnew, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 39th Vice President of the United States (d. 1996) |
| 1918 | Howard McGhee, American trumpeter (d. 1987) |
| 1918 | Ahmed Deedat, South African writer and public speaker (d. 2005) |
| 1918 | Tom Drake, American actor and singer (d. 1982) |
| 1918 | Dora Ratjen, German high jumper (d. 2008) |
| 1919 | Hector Abhayavardhana, Sri Lankan theorist and politician (d. 2012) |
| 1918 | Ike Quebec, American saxophonist and pianist (d. 1963) |
| 1918 | Jean Marchand, Canadian trade union leader and politician, 43rd Secretary of State for Canada (d. 1988) |
| 1918 | Derek Barton, English-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998) |
| 1918 | Sikander Bakht, Indian field hockey player and politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (d. 2004) |
| 1918 | Władysław Kędra, Polish pianist (d. 1968) |
| 1918 | Pedro Yap, Filipino lawyer (d. 2003) |
| 1918 | Chihiro Iwasaki, Japanese painter and illustrator (d. 1974) |
| 1918 | Marian McPartland, English-American pianist and composer (d. 2013) |
| 1918 | Ben Johnson, American actor and stuntman (d. 1996) |
| 1918 | Alberto Ascari, Italian race car driver (d. 1955) |
| 1918 | Fanny Blankers-Koen, Dutch sprinter and long jumper (d. 2004) |