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 | Brian James, Australian actor (d. 2009) |
| 1918 | Anatoli Tarasov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1995) |
| 1919 | Bob Paisley, English footballer and manager (d. 1996) |
| 1918 | Yong Nyuk Lin, Singaporean businessman and politician, Singaporean Minister for Education (d. 2012) |
| 1918 | Noor Hassanali, Trinidadian lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Trinidad and Tobago (d. 2006) |
| 1918 | Marcel Chaput, Canadian biochemist, journalist, and politician (d. 1991) |
| 1918 | Helmut Schmidt, German soldier, economist, and politician, 5th Chancellor of Germany (d. 2015) |
| 1918 | Ronald Bladen, American painter and sculptor (d. 1988) |
| 1918 | Balasaraswati, Indian dancer and instructor (d. 1984) |
| 1918 | Henryk Szeryng, Mexican violinist and educator (d. 1988) |
| 1918 | K. Karunakaran, Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Kerala (d. 2010) |
| 1918 | Leonore Annenberg, American businesswoman and diplomat (d. 2009) |
| 1918 | Raleigh Rhodes, American combat fighter pilot (d. 2007) |
| 1918 | James Joll, English historian, author, and academic (d. 1994) |
| 1918 | Richard Wainwright, English soldier and politician (d. 2003) |
| 1918 | Bobby Riggs, American tennis player; winner of three major titles, 1939–1941 (d. 1995) |
| 1918 | Patrick Cargill, English actor and producer (d. 1996) |
| 1918 | James Aldridge, Australian-English journalist and author (d. 2015) |
| 1918 | Christie Jayaratnam Eliezer, Sri Lankan-Australian mathematician and academic (d. 2001) |
| 1918 | Stanley Armour Dunham, American sergeant (d. 1992) |
| 1918 | Cheddi Jagan, Guyanese politician, 4th President of Guyana (d. 1997) |
| 1918 | Joe Williams, American singer and pianist (d. 1999) |
| 1918 | Mary Healy, American actress and singer (d. 2015) |
| 1918 | Jane Frank, American painter and sculptor (d. 1986) |
| 1918 | Ralph Wilson, American businessman, founded the Buffalo Bills (d. 2014) |
| 1919 | Jerome Horwitz, American chemist and academic (d. 2012) |
| 1918 | Russell B. Long, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (d. 2003) |
| 1919 | Rocky Graziano, American boxer and actor (d. 1990) |
| 1918 | Elaine de Kooning, American painter and academic (d. 1989) |
| 1918 | Malcolm Shepherd, 2nd Baron Shepherd (d. 2001) |