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 | Pita Amor, Mexican poet and author (d. 2000) |
| 1918 | Coleman Young, American politician, 66th Mayor of Detroit (d. 1997) |
| 1919 | Hyun Soong-jong, South Korean politician, 24th Prime Minister of South Korea (d. 2020) |
| 1918 | Margot Loyola, Chilean singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2015) |
| 1918 | Jerome Karle, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013) |
| 1918 | Johnnie Parsons, American race car driver (d. 1984) |
| 1918 | Chuck Stevens, American baseball player (d. 2018) |
| 1918 | Karl Slover, American actor (d. 2011) |
| 1918 | Ruth Atkinson, Canadian-American illustrator (d. 1997) |
| 1918 | Julia Pirie, British spy working for MI5 (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | Frank Renouf, New Zealand businessman and financier (d. 1998) |
| 1918 | James Joll, English historian, author, and academic (d. 1994) |
| 1918 | Bobby Doerr, American baseball player and coach (d. 2017) |
| 1918 | Harold Amos, American microbiologist and academic (d. 2003) |
| 1918 | Kermit Beahan, American colonel (d. 1989) |
| 1918 | Jane Frank, American painter and sculptor (d. 1986) |
| 1918 | Pauline Phillips, American journalist and radio host, created Dear Abby (d. 2013) |
| 1918 | Lloyd Quarterman, African American chemist (d. 1982) |
| 1918 | Dick Gibson, English racing driver (d. 2010) |
| 1918 | Hank Locklin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2009) |
| 1918 | Robert Schwarz Strauss, American lawyer and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Russia (d. 2014) |
| 1918 | Bobby Troup, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (d. 1999) |
| 1919 | Frances Bay, Canadian-American actress (d. 2011) |
| 1918 | Shinobu Hashimoto, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2018) |
| 1918 | Anatoli Tarasov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1995) |
| 1918 | Frederick Reines, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998) |
| 1918 | Billy Bevis, English footballer (d. 1994) |
| 1918 | James Daly, American actor (d. 1978) |
| 1918 | Orville Freeman, American soldier and politician, 16th United States Secretary of Agriculture (d. 2003) |