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 | Joe Williams, American singer and pianist (d. 1999) |
| 1918 | Yasuhiro Nakasone, Japanese commander and politician, 45th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 2019) |
| 1918 | Ralph Wilson, American businessman, founded the Buffalo Bills (d. 2014) |
| 1918 | Ruth Duccini, American actress (d. 2014) |
| 1918 | Eric Morley, English businessman and television host, founded the Miss World (d. 2000) |
| 1918 | Don Ingalls, American writer and producer (d. 2014) |
| 1918 | Jerome Robbins, American director, producer, and choreographer (d. 1998) |
| 1918 | Sikander Bakht, Indian field hockey player and politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (d. 2004) |
| 1918 | Guy Gibson, Anglo-Indian commander and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1944) |
| 1918 | Samuel Victor Perry, English biochemist and rugby player (d. 2009) |
| 1918 | Mary Glen-Haig, English fencer (d. 2014) |
| 1918 | L. B. Cole, American illustrator and publisher (d. 1995) |
| 1919 | Diomedes Olivo, Dominican baseball player and scout (d. 1977) |
| 1918 | John Bromwich, Australian tennis player (d. 1999) |
| 1918 | Marjorie Lord, American actress (d. 2015) |
| 1918 | Patachou, French singer and actress (d. 2015) |
| 1919 | Coleman Francis, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1973) |
| 1918 | Julian Schwinger, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1994) |
| 1918 | Sten Rudholm, Swedish lawyer and jurist (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | Frank Renouf, New Zealand businessman and financier (d. 1998) |
| 1918 | Alexandra Boyko, Russian tank commander (d. 1996) |
| 1918 | Eddy Christiani, Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016) |
| 1918 | Oluf Reed-Olsen, Norwegian resistance member and pilot (d. 2002) |
| 1918 | Balasaraswati, Indian dancer and instructor (d. 1984) |
| 1918 | Fanny Blankers-Koen, Dutch sprinter and long jumper (d. 2004) |
| 1918 | Bobby Doerr, American baseball player and coach (d. 2017) |
| 1918 | Mary McGrory, American journalist and author (d. 2004) |
| 1918 | Joseph Wiseman, Canadian-American actor (d. 2009) |
| 1918 | Robert A. Boyd, Canadian engineer (d. 2006) |
| 1918 | George Allen, American football player and coach (d. 1990) |