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 | Alfredo Ovando Candía, Bolivian general and politician, 56th President of Bolivia (d. 1982) |
| 1918 | Hank Jones, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2010) |
| 1918 | Graham Payn, South African-born English actor and singer (d. 2005) |
| 1918 | Billy Graham, American minister and author (d. 2018) |
| 1918 | Jarl Wahlström, Finnish 12th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1999) |
| 1918 | Zoia Horn, American librarian (d. 2014) |
| 1919 | Hector Abhayavardhana, Sri Lankan theorist and politician (d. 2012) |
| 1918 | Henryk Szeryng, Mexican violinist and educator (d. 1988) |
| 1918 | Claude Barma, French director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1992) |
| 1918 | Tony Mottola, American guitarist and composer (d. 2004) |
| 1918 | Gersh Budker, Ukrainian-Russian physicist and academic (d. 1977) |
| 1918 | Clifton Hillegass, American publisher, founded CliffsNotes (d. 2001) |
| 1919 | Leon Kirchner, American composer and educator (d. 2009) |
| 1918 | Charles Thompson, American pianist and composer (d. 2016) |
| 1918 | Bob Vanatta, American head basketball coach (d. 2016) |
| 1918 | Margaret Osborne duPont, American tennis player (d. 2012) |
| 1918 | Edward B. Giller, American Major General (d. 2017) |
| 1918 | Patricio Aylwin, Chilean lawyer and politician, 31st President of Chile (d. 2016) |
| 1918 | Doug Ring, Australian cricketer and sportscaster (d. 2003) |
| 1918 | Balasaraswati, Indian dancer and instructor (d. 1984) |
| 1918 | P. H. Newby, English soldier and author (d. 1997) |
| 1918 | William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw, Scottish-English politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1999) |
| 1918 | Joan Benham, English actress (d. 1981) |
| 1918 | İlhan Berk, Turkish poet and author (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | James Aldridge, Australian-English journalist and author (d. 2015) |
| 1918 | Thomas Ferebee, American colonel (d. 2000) |
| 1918 | Fanny Blankers-Koen, Dutch sprinter and long jumper (d. 2004) |
| 1918 | Kermit Beahan, American colonel (d. 1989) |
| 1918 | Oluf Reed-Olsen, Norwegian resistance member and pilot (d. 2002) |
| 1918 | Jay Wright Forrester, American computer engineer and systems scientist (d. 2016) |