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 Glen-Haig, English fencer (d. 2014) |
| 1918 | Rita Hayworth, American actress, singer and dancer (d. 1987) |
| 1918 | George Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe, English soldier and politician, Leader of the House of Lords (d. 2007) |
| 1918 | Brian James, Australian actor (d. 2009) |
| 1918 | Stanley Armour Dunham, American sergeant (d. 1992) |
| 1918 | Derek Barton, English-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998) |
| 1918 | Leonore Annenberg, American businesswoman and diplomat (d. 2009) |
| 1918 | Olga Lopes-Seale, Guyanese-Barbadian singer and radio host (d. 2011) |
| 1918 | Ike Quebec, American saxophonist and pianist (d. 1963) |
| 1919 | Edwin Newman, American journalist and author (d. 2010) |
| 1918 | Edward B. Giller, American Major General (d. 2017) |
| 1918 | Hans Scholl, German activist (d. 1943) |
| 1918 | Eugene P. Wilkinson, American admiral (d. 2013) |
| 1918 | Sebastian Cabot, English-Canadian actor (d. 1977) |
| 1918 | Stubby Kaye, American entertainer (d. 1997) |
| 1918 | Pearl Bailey, American actress and singer (d. 1990) |
| 1918 | Juan José Arreola, Mexican writer and academic (d. 2001) |
| 1919 | Severino Gazzelloni, Italian flute player (d. 1992) |
| 1918 | Wilf Mannion, English footballer and manager (d. 2000) |
| 1918 | Charles Read, Australian air marshal (d. 2014) |
| 1919 | Beatrice Hicks, American engineer (d. 1979) |
| 1918 | William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw, Scottish-English politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1999) |
| 1918 | Fred Bodsworth, Canadian journalist and author (d. 2012) |
| 1918 | Art Carney, American actor (d. 2003) |
| 1918 | Anwar Sadat, Egyptian lieutenant and politician, 3rd President of Egypt, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981) |
| 1918 | Gordon Zahn, American sociologist and author (d. 2007) |
| 1918 | Gladys Spellman, American educator and politician (d. 1988) |
| 1918 | Spiro Agnew, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 39th Vice President of the United States (d. 1996) |
| 1918 | Kazuo Sakamaki, Japanese soldier (d. 1999) |
| 1918 | Mary Anderson, American actress (d. 2014) |