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 | Louis Applebaum, Canadian composer and conductor (d. 2000) |
| 1918 | John Bromwich, Australian tennis player (d. 1999) |
| 1918 | Lee Rich, American producer and production manager (d. 2012) |
| 1918 | Jens Christian Skou, Danish chemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2018) |
| 1918 | Henryk Szeryng, Mexican violinist and educator (d. 1988) |
| 1918 | Robert Osterloh, American actor (d. 2001) |
| 1919 | George Cadle Price, Belizean politician, first Prime Minister of Belize (d. 2011) |
| 1918 | Abraham Bueno de Mesquita, Dutch comedian and actor (d. 2005) |
| 1918 | Joan Benham, English actress (d. 1981) |
| 1918 | Helmut Schmidt, German soldier, economist, and politician, 5th Chancellor of Germany (d. 2015) |
| 1919 | Hyun Soong-jong, South Korean politician, 24th Prime Minister of South Korea (d. 2020) |
| 1918 | Leonard Bernstein, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1990) |
| 1919 | Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor, created Alvin and the Chipmunks (d. 1972) |
| 1918 | Brian James, Australian actor (d. 2009) |
| 1919 | Coleman Francis, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1973) |
| 1918 | Chihiro Iwasaki, Japanese painter and illustrator (d. 1974) |
| 1918 | Harold Atcherley, English businessman (d. 2017) |
| 1918 | Desmond MacNamara, Irish painter, sculptor, and author (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | Goh Keng Swee, Singaporean soldier and politician, 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore (d. 2010) |
| 1918 | Konstantinos Mitsotakis, Greek lawyer and politician, 178th Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2017) |
| 1918 | Anatoli Tarasov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1995) |
| 1918 | Alf Francis, West Prussia-born, English motor racing mechanic and race car constructor (d. 1983) |
| 1918 | B. K. S. Iyengar, Indian yoga instructor and author, founded Iyengar Yoga (d. 2014) |
| 1918 | Don Pardo, American radio and television announcer (d. 2014) |
| 1918 | Mary McGrory, American journalist and author (d. 2004) |
| 1918 | John Hospers, American philosopher and politician (d. 2011) |
| 1918 | Charles Thompson, American pianist and composer (d. 2016) |
| 1918 | Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn, Dutch mathematician and academic (d. 2012) |
| 1918 | Otis Bowen, American physician and politician, 44th Governor of Indiana (d. 2013) |
| 1918 | Milt Schmidt, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 2017) |