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 | Lloyd Quarterman, African American chemist (d. 1982) |
| 1918 | Julia Pirie, British spy working for MI5 (d. 2008) |
| 1919 | Coleman Francis, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1973) |
| 1919 | Bob Paisley, English footballer and manager (d. 1996) |
| 1918 | Frederick Sanger, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013) |
| 1918 | Jerome Robbins, American director, producer, and choreographer (d. 1998) |
| 1918 | Frederick Reines, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998) |
| 1918 | Jørn Utzon, Danish architect, designed the Sydney Opera House (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | Corita Kent, American nun, illustrator, and educator (d. 1986) |
| 1919 | Leon Kirchner, American composer and educator (d. 2009) |
| 1918 | Bob Vanatta, American head basketball coach (d. 2016) |
| 1918 | Michael John Wise, English geographer and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1918 | Billy Reay, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 2004) |
| 1918 | Alexandra Boyko, Russian tank commander (d. 1996) |
| 1918 | Billy Graham, American minister and author (d. 2018) |
| 1918 | Kurt Dahlmann, German pilot, lawyer, and journalist (d. 2017) |
| 1918 | Dave Bartholomew, American bandleader, composer and arranger (d. 2019) |
| 1918 | Marcel Chaput, Canadian biochemist, journalist, and politician (d. 1991) |
| 1918 | Adolph Kiefer, American swimmer (d. 2017) |
| 1918 | Dora Ratjen, German high jumper (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | Brian James, Australian actor (d. 2009) |
| 1918 | William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw, Scottish-English politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1999) |
| 1918 | Coleman Young, American politician, 66th Mayor of Detroit (d. 1997) |
| 1918 | Robert Walker, American actor (d. 1951) |
| 1918 | Larry Haines, American actor (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | Alan Jay Lerner, American songwriter and composer (d. 1986) |
| 1918 | Spiro Agnew, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 39th Vice President of the United States (d. 1996) |
| 1919 | Edwin Newman, American journalist and author (d. 2010) |
| 1918 | Venetia Burney, English educator, who named Pluto (d. 2009) |