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 | Fay McKenzie, American actress (d. 2019) |
| 1918 | Margot Loyola, Chilean singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2015) |
| 1918 | Nelson Mandela, South African lawyer and politician, 1st President of South Africa, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013) |
| 1918 | Paul D. Boyer, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2018) |
| 1918 | Gwyn Howells, Australian public servant (d. 1997) |
| 1918 | Pearl Bailey, American actress and singer (d. 1990) |
| 1918 | Hans Billian, German film director, screenwriter, and actor (d. 2007) |
| 1918 | Michael John Wise, English geographer and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1918 | Juan José Arreola, Mexican writer and academic (d. 2001) |
| 1918 | Bobby Riggs, American tennis player; winner of three major titles, 1939–1941 (d. 1995) |
| 1918 | Ahmed Deedat, South African writer and public speaker (d. 2005) |
| 1918 | Billy Bevis, English footballer (d. 1994) |
| 1918 | Yasuhiro Nakasone, Japanese commander and politician, 45th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 2019) |
| 1918 | Edward B. Giller, American Major General (d. 2017) |
| 1918 | Bebo Valdés, Cuban-Swedish pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2013) |
| 1918 | Alan Jay Lerner, American songwriter and composer (d. 1986) |
| 1918 | Red Storey, Canadian football player, referee, and sportscaster (d. 2006) |
| 1918 | Ken Miles, English-American race car driver (d. 1966) |
| 1919 | Hyun Soong-jong, South Korean politician, 24th Prime Minister of South Korea (d. 2020) |
| 1918 | Harold Atcherley, English businessman (d. 2017) |
| 1918 | Albert Seedman, American police officer (d. 2013) |
| 1918 | Hank Locklin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2009) |
| 1918 | İlhan Berk, Turkish poet and author (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | Teresa Wright, American actress and singer (d. 2005) |
| 1918 | Denis Compton, English cricketer and sportscaster (d. 1997) |
| 1918 | Abraham Pais, Dutch-American physicist, historian, and academic (d. 2000) |
| 1918 | Augusta Dabney, American actress (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | Albertina Sisulu, South African anti-apartheid activist (d. 2011) |
| 1918 | Claude Barma, French director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1992) |
| 1918 | Marcia Brown, American author and illustrator (d. 2015) |