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 | François Tombalbaye, Chadian politician, 1st President of Chad (d. 1975) |
| 1918 | Ángel Labruna, Argentinian footballer and manager (d. 1983) |
| 1918 | George Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe, English soldier and politician, Leader of the House of Lords (d. 2007) |
| 1918 | Karl Slover, American actor (d. 2011) |
| 1918 | Władysław Kędra, Polish pianist (d. 1968) |
| 1918 | Leonore Annenberg, American businesswoman and diplomat (d. 2009) |
| 1918 | Francisco Moncion, Dominican-American ballet dancer, charter member of the New York City Ballet (d.1995) |
| 1918 | William Bronk, American poet and academic (d. 1999) |
| 1918 | Bob Evans, American businessman, founded Bob Evans Restaurants (d. 2007) |
| 1918 | Eddy Christiani, Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016) |
| 1918 | James Tobin, American economist and academic (d. 2002) |
| 1918 | Howard Cosell, American soldier, journalist, and author (d. 1995) |
| 1918 | Marcia Brown, American author and illustrator (d. 2015) |
| 1918 | Mary McGrory, American journalist and author (d. 2004) |
| 1918 | Billy Bevis, English footballer (d. 1994) |
| 1918 | Jacqueline Susann, American actress and author (d. 1974) |
| 1919 | Diomedes Olivo, Dominican baseball player and scout (d. 1977) |
| 1918 | Alan Jay Lerner, American songwriter and composer (d. 1986) |
| 1918 | Red Sovine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1980) |
| 1918 | Clinton Adams, American painter and historian (d. 2002) |
| 1918 | Donald Regan, American colonel and politician, 11th White House Chief of Staff (d. 2003) |
| 1918 | Kai Siegbahn, Swedish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2007) |
| 1918 | Ahmed Deedat, South African writer and public speaker (d. 2005) |
| 1918 | Doris Grumbach, American novelist, memoirist, biographer, literary critic, and essayist (d. 2022) |
| 1919 | Leon Kirchner, American composer and educator (d. 2009) |
| 1918 | John D. Roberts, American chemist and academic (d. 2016) |
| 1918 | T. J. Jemison, American minister and activist (d. 2013) |
| 1918 | Johnny Palmer, American golfer (d. 2006) |
| 1918 | Russell Kirk, American theorist and author (d. 1994) |
| 1918 | Cicely Saunders, English nurse, social worker, physician and writer (d. 2005) |