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 | Mary Kay Ash, American businesswoman, founded Mary Kay Cosmetics (d. 2001) |
| 1918 | Hank Jones, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2010) |
| 1918 | Michael John Wise, English geographer and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1918 | Cachao López, Cuban-American bassist and composer (d. 2008) |
| 1919 | Rocky Graziano, American boxer and actor (d. 1990) |
| 1918 | Jerome Karle, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013) |
| 1918 | Zakaria Mohieddin, Egyptian general and politician, 33rd Prime Minister of Egypt (d. 2012) |
| 1918 | Tom Drake, American actor and singer (d. 1982) |
| 1918 | Joe Williams, American singer and pianist (d. 1999) |
| 1918 | Ray Graves, American football player and coach (d. 2015) |
| 1918 | Eddy Christiani, Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016) |
| 1918 | Paul Harvey, American radio host (d. 2009) |
| 1918 | Goh Keng Swee, Singaporean soldier and politician, 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore (d. 2010) |
| 1918 | Robert Osterloh, American actor (d. 2001) |
| 1918 | Kurt Dahlmann, German pilot, lawyer, and journalist (d. 2017) |
| 1918 | Robert A. Boyd, Canadian engineer (d. 2006) |
| 1918 | Kathryn Tucker Windham, American journalist and author (d. 2011) |
| 1918 | Julius Rosenberg, American spy (d. 1953) |
| 1918 | İlhan Berk, Turkish poet and author (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | Astrid Varnay, Swedish-American soprano and actress (d. 2006) |
| 1918 | Noor Hassanali, Trinidadian lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Trinidad and Tobago (d. 2006) |
| 1918 | Tauba Biterman, Polish Holocaust survivor (d. 2019) |
| 1918 | Patachou, French singer and actress (d. 2015) |
| 1918 | Kermit Beahan, American colonel (d. 1989) |
| 1918 | Doug Ring, Australian cricketer and sportscaster (d. 2003) |
| 1918 | Don Pardo, American radio and television announcer (d. 2014) |
| 1918 | Harold Atcherley, English businessman (d. 2017) |
| 1918 | Professor Longhair, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1980) |
| 1918 | Marian McPartland, English-American pianist and composer (d. 2013) |
| 1918 | Ronald Bladen, American painter and sculptor (d. 1988) |