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 | K. Karunakaran, Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Kerala (d. 2010) |
| 1918 | Denis Edward Arnold, English soldier (d. 2015) |
| 1918 | Sidney Gottlieb, American chemist and theorist (d. 1999) |
| 1918 | Jimmy Rowles, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1996) |
| 1918 | Robert Preston, American actor and singer (d. 1987) |
| 1918 | Stephen Elliott, American actor (d. 2005) |
| 1918 | Jeff Chandler, American actor (d. 1961) |
| 1918 | Doris Grumbach, American novelist, memoirist, biographer, literary critic, and essayist (d. 2022) |
| 1918 | Abraham Bueno de Mesquita, Dutch comedian and actor (d. 2005) |
| 1918 | Abraham Pais, Dutch-American physicist, historian, and academic (d. 2000) |
| 1918 | Patrick Lucey, American captain and politician, 38th Governor of Wisconsin (d. 2014) |
| 1918 | Martin Drewes, German soldier and pilot (d. 2013) |
| 1918 | Jing Shuping, Chinese businessman (d. 2009) |
| 1918 | John Hospers, American philosopher and politician (d. 2011) |
| 1918 | Corita Kent, American nun, illustrator, and educator (d. 1986) |
| 1918 | George Rochberg, American composer and educator (d. 2005) |
| 1918 | Guy Gibson, Anglo-Indian commander and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1944) |
| 1918 | Punch Imlach, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 1987) |
| 1918 | Moisis Michail Bourlas, Greek soldier and educator (d. 2011) |
| 1918 | Maria Teresa de Noronha, Portuguese singer (d. 1993) |
| 1918 | Rusty Dedrick, American swing and bebop jazz trumpeter (d. 2009) |
| 1919 | Valentino Mazzola, Italian footballer (d. 1949) |
| 1918 | Karl Slover, American actor (d. 2011) |
| 1918 | Eric Bedser, English cricketer (d. 2006) |
| 1918 | Stanley Armour Dunham, American sergeant (d. 1992) |
| 1918 | Sikander Bakht, Indian field hockey player and politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (d. 2004) |
| 1918 | Red Sovine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1980) |
| 1918 | Eugene P. Wilkinson, American admiral (d. 2013) |
| 1918 | Marcel Chaput, Canadian biochemist, journalist, and politician (d. 1991) |
| 1918 | Maurice Druon, French author and screenwriter (d. 2009) |