Born in 1918, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
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.
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Famous people from the Year of the Horse and 1918
Famous People Born in the Year of the Horse and Chinese Year 1918. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Horse 1918. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1918 | Birgit Nilsson, Swedish operatic soprano (d. 2005) |
| 1918 | Samuel Victor Perry, English biochemist and rugby player (d. 2009) |
| 1919 | Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor, created Alvin and the Chipmunks (d. 1972) |
| 1918 | Lou Klein, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1976) |
| 1918 | Władysław Kędra, Polish pianist (d. 1968) |
| 1918 | Richard Wainwright, English soldier and politician (d. 2003) |
| 1918 | Ted Williams, American baseball player and manager (d. 2002) |
| 1918 | Zoia Horn, American librarian (d. 2014) |
| 1919 | J. D. Salinger, American soldier and author (d. 2010) |
| 1918 | Graham Payn, South African-born English actor and singer (d. 2005) |
| 1918 | Pedro Yap, Filipino lawyer (d. 2003) |
| 1918 | Cicely Saunders, English nurse, social worker, physician and writer (d. 2005) |
| 1918 | Patrick Cargill, English actor and producer (d. 1996) |
| 1919 | Toni Turek, German footballer (d. 1984) |
| 1918 | Hermann Zapf, German typographer and calligrapher (d. 2015) |
| 1919 | Andy Rooney, American soldier, journalist, critic, and television personality (d. 2011) |
| 1918 | Halfdan Hegtun, Norwegian radio host and politician (d. 2012) |
| 1918 | Kenichi Fukui, Japanese chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998) |
| 1918 | William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw, Scottish-English politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1999) |
| 1918 | Desmond MacNamara, Irish painter, sculptor, and author (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | Ahmed Deedat, South African writer and public speaker (d. 2005) |
| 1918 | Margot Loyola, Chilean singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2015) |
| 1919 | Leon Kirchner, American composer and educator (d. 2009) |
| 1918 | Charles Read, Australian air marshal (d. 2014) |
| 1918 | Abraham Bueno de Mesquita, Dutch comedian and actor (d. 2005) |
| 1918 | Dick Gibson, English racing driver (d. 2010) |
| 1918 | Jerome Karle, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013) |
| 1918 | Jelle Zijlstra, Dutch economist and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 2001) |
| 1918 | Johnny Mantz, American race car driver (d. 1972) |
| 1918 | Ingmar Bergman, Swedish director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2007) |