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 |
|---|---|
| 1918 | James Tobin, American economist and academic (d. 2002) |
| 1918 | Tony Mottola, American guitarist and composer (d. 2004) |
| 1918 | Russell Kirk, American theorist and author (d. 1994) |
| 1918 | Leo Rosner, Polish-born Austrian Jewish musician (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | Gerald Wilson, American trumpet player and composer (d. 2014) |
| 1918 | Sten Rudholm, Swedish lawyer and jurist (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | Paul B. Fay, American businessman, soldier, and diplomat, 12th United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 2009) |
| 1919 | J. D. Salinger, American soldier and author (d. 2010) |
| 1918 | Stephen Elliott, American actor (d. 2005) |
| 1918 | Kai Siegbahn, Swedish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2007) |
| 1918 | Cisco Houston, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1961) |
| 1919 | Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor, created Alvin and the Chipmunks (d. 1972) |
| 1918 | John Hospers, American philosopher and politician (d. 2011) |
| 1918 | Gwyn Howells, Australian public servant (d. 1997) |
| 1918 | Choi Hong Hi, South Korean general and martial artist, co-founded taekwondo (d. 2002) |
| 1918 | Astrid Varnay, Swedish-American soprano and actress (d. 2006) |
| 1918 | Alf Francis, West Prussia-born, English motor racing mechanic and race car constructor (d. 1983) |
| 1918 | René Rémond, French historian and economist (d. 2007) |
| 1918 | Chaim Herzog, Irish-born Israeli general and politician, 6th President of Israel (d. 1997) |
| 1918 | Doris Grumbach, American novelist, memoirist, biographer, literary critic, and essayist (d. 2022) |
| 1918 | Denis Edward Arnold, English soldier (d. 2015) |
| 1919 | Coleman Francis, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1973) |
| 1918 | Jean Marchand, Canadian trade union leader and politician, 43rd Secretary of State for Canada (d. 1988) |
| 1918 | William Holden, American actor (d. 1981) |
| 1918 | Tony Rolt, English race car driver and engineer (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | Samuel Victor Perry, English biochemist and rugby player (d. 2009) |
| 1918 | Brian Crozier, Australian-English historian and journalist (d. 2012) |
| 1919 | Hector Abhayavardhana, Sri Lankan theorist and politician (d. 2012) |
| 1918 | Marcia Brown, American author and illustrator (d. 2015) |
| 1918 | Arthur Jackson, American lieutenant and target shooter (d. 2015) |