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 |
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| 1918 | Coleman Young, American politician, 66th Mayor of Detroit (d. 1997) |
| 1918 | Władysław Kędra, Polish pianist (d. 1968) |
| 1918 | Nelson Mandela, South African lawyer and politician, 1st President of South Africa, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013) |
| 1918 | Jay Wright Forrester, American computer engineer and systems scientist (d. 2016) |
| 1918 | Mary Lee Settle, American novelist, essayist, and memoirist (d. 2005) |
| 1918 | Kenichi Fukui, Japanese chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998) |
| 1918 | Fay McKenzie, American actress (d. 2019) |
| 1918 | Red Sovine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1980) |
| 1918 | Kurt Dahlmann, German pilot, lawyer, and journalist (d. 2017) |
| 1918 | Dave Bartholomew, American bandleader, composer and arranger (d. 2019) |
| 1918 | Robert Roosa, American economist and banker (d. 1993) |
| 1919 | Hector Abhayavardhana, Sri Lankan theorist and politician (d. 2012) |
| 1919 | Valentino Mazzola, Italian footballer (d. 1949) |
| 1918 | Michael John Wise, English geographer and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1918 | Mary McGrory, American journalist and author (d. 2004) |
| 1918 | Bobby Troup, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (d. 1999) |
| 1919 | William Morris Meredith, Jr., American poet and academic (d. 2007) |
| 1918 | Tasker Watkins, Welsh soldier, judge, and politician, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 2007) |
| 1918 | Leonore Annenberg, American businesswoman and diplomat (d. 2009) |
| 1918 | Barry Morse, English-Canadian actor and director (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | Luis Alcoriza, Mexican actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1992) |
| 1918 | Robert Wadlow, American man, the tallest person in recorded history (d. 1940) |
| 1919 | Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor, created Alvin and the Chipmunks (d. 1972) |
| 1918 | Karl Slover, American actor (d. 2011) |
| 1919 | Leon Kirchner, American composer and educator (d. 2009) |
| 1918 | Oluf Reed-Olsen, Norwegian resistance member and pilot (d. 2002) |
| 1918 | Gladys Spellman, American educator and politician (d. 1988) |
| 1918 | Heini Lohrer, Swiss ice hockey player (d. 2011) |
| 1918 | Frank Renouf, New Zealand businessman and financier (d. 1998) |
| 1918 | Eric Morley, English businessman and television host, founded the Miss World (d. 2000) |