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 | Albert Seedman, American police officer (d. 2013) |
| 1918 | Abdul Haris Nasution, Indonesian general and politician, 12th Indonesian Minister of Defence (d. 2000) |
| 1918 | Hans Scholl, German activist (d. 1943) |
| 1918 | Margot Loyola, Chilean singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2015) |
| 1918 | Ruggiero Ricci, American violinist and educator (d. 2012) |
| 1918 | Juan José Arreola, Mexican writer and academic (d. 2001) |
| 1918 | Yasuhiro Nakasone, Japanese commander and politician, 45th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 2019) |
| 1918 | Cameron Mitchell, American actor (d. 1994) |
| 1918 | Claude Barma, French director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1992) |
| 1918 | E. Howard Hunt, American CIA officer and author (d. 2007) |
| 1918 | Audra Lindley, American actress (d. 1997) |
| 1918 | Nipsey Russell, American comedian and actor (d. 2005) |
| 1918 | Choi Hong Hi, South Korean general and martial artist, co-founded taekwondo (d. 2002) |
| 1918 | Robert Wadlow, American man, the tallest person in recorded history (d. 1940) |
| 1918 | Billy Reay, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 2004) |
| 1918 | Anwar Sadat, Egyptian lieutenant and politician, 3rd President of Egypt, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981) |
| 1918 | Pearl Bailey, American actress and singer (d. 1990) |
| 1918 | L. B. Cole, American illustrator and publisher (d. 1995) |
| 1918 | Cachao López, Cuban-American bassist and composer (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | Ralph Young, American singer and actor (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | Paul Aussaresses, French general (d. 2013) |
| 1919 | Jerome Horwitz, American chemist and academic (d. 2012) |
| 1918 | Pee Wee Reese, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 1999) |
| 1918 | Teresa Wright, American actress and singer (d. 2005) |
| 1918 | Patachou, French singer and actress (d. 2015) |
| 1918 | George Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe, English soldier and politician, Leader of the House of Lords (d. 2007) |
| 1918 | Julius Rosenberg, American spy (d. 1953) |
| 1918 | Eileen Herlie, Scottish-American actress (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | Yong Nyuk Lin, Singaporean businessman and politician, Singaporean Minister for Education (d. 2012) |
| 1918 | Juozas Kazickas, Lithuanian-American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2014) |