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 | Juozas Kazickas, Lithuanian-American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2014) |
| 1918 | Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, emir of Abu Dhabi and first president of the United Arab Emirates (d. 2004) |
| 1918 | Billy Graham, American minister and author (d. 2018) |
| 1918 | Konstantin Gerchik, Soviet military leader (d. 2001) |
| 1918 | Corita Kent, American nun, illustrator, and educator (d. 1986) |
| 1919 | William Morris Meredith, Jr., American poet and academic (d. 2007) |
| 1918 | Bob Katter, Sr., Australian captain and politician (d. 1990) |
| 1918 | Punch Imlach, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 1987) |
| 1918 | Gérard de Vaucouleurs, French-American astronomer and academic (d. 1995) |
| 1918 | Alan Jay Lerner, American songwriter and composer (d. 1986) |
| 1918 | Yasuhiro Nakasone, Japanese commander and politician, 45th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 2019) |
| 1918 | Chaim Herzog, Irish-born Israeli general and politician, 6th President of Israel (d. 1997) |
| 1918 | Bob Vanatta, American head basketball coach (d. 2016) |
| 1918 | Alf Francis, West Prussia-born, English motor racing mechanic and race car constructor (d. 1983) |
| 1918 | Alexandra Boyko, Russian tank commander (d. 1996) |
| 1918 | Bob Feller, American sailor, baseball player, and sportscaster (d. 2010) |
| 1919 | Edwin Newman, American journalist and author (d. 2010) |
| 1918 | Maurice Druon, French author and screenwriter (d. 2009) |
| 1918 | Shinobu Hashimoto, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2018) |
| 1918 | Robert Walker, American actor (d. 1951) |
| 1918 | Ray Charles, American singer-songwriter and conductor (d. 2015) |
| 1918 | Katherine Johnson, American physicist and mathematician (d. 2020) |
| 1919 | Diomedes Olivo, Dominican baseball player and scout (d. 1977) |
| 1918 | Bobby Troup, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (d. 1999) |
| 1918 | Johnny Palmer, American golfer (d. 2006) |
| 1918 | Pádraig Faulkner, Irish Fianna Fáil politician (d. 2012) |
| 1918 | Marian McPartland, English-American pianist and composer (d. 2013) |
| 1918 | Mary Anderson, American actress (d. 2014) |
| 1918 | Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., American actor (d. 2014) |
| 1918 | Kazuo Sakamaki, Japanese soldier (d. 1999) |