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 | Mary Kay Ash, American businesswoman, founded Mary Kay Cosmetics (d. 2001) |
| 1918 | Gordon Zahn, American sociologist and author (d. 2007) |
| 1918 | Kai Siegbahn, Swedish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2007) |
| 1918 | Mary McGrory, American journalist and author (d. 2004) |
| 1918 | Coleman Young, American politician, 66th Mayor of Detroit (d. 1997) |
| 1919 | Robert Stack, American actor (d. 2003) |
| 1918 | Ruggiero Ricci, American violinist and educator (d. 2012) |
| 1918 | Moisis Michail Bourlas, Greek soldier and educator (d. 2011) |
| 1918 | Harold Atcherley, English businessman (d. 2017) |
| 1918 | Thelma Coyne Long, Australian tennis player and captain (d. 2015) |
| 1918 | Pádraig Faulkner, Irish Fianna Fáil politician (d. 2012) |
| 1918 | John Bromwich, Australian tennis player (d. 1999) |
| 1918 | Arnold Stang, American actor (d. 2009) |
| 1918 | Eric Bedser, English cricketer (d. 2006) |
| 1918 | Tom Mead, Australian journalist and politician (d. 2004) |
| 1918 | James T. Aubrey, American broadcaster (d. 1994) |
| 1918 | Chuck Stevens, American baseball player (d. 2018) |
| 1918 | Brian James, Australian actor (d. 2009) |
| 1918 | Allen Drury, American journalist and author (d. 1998) |
| 1918 | Kurt Dahlmann, German pilot, lawyer, and journalist (d. 2017) |
| 1918 | Fred McCarthy, American cartoonist and monk (d. 2009) |
| 1918 | Albertina Sisulu, South African anti-apartheid activist (d. 2011) |
| 1918 | P. H. Newby, English soldier and author (d. 1997) |
| 1919 | Hector Abhayavardhana, Sri Lankan theorist and politician (d. 2012) |
| 1918 | Rita Hayworth, American actress, singer and dancer (d. 1987) |
| 1918 | Don Ingalls, American writer and producer (d. 2014) |
| 1918 | Art Carney, American actor (d. 2003) |
| 1918 | Luis Alcoriza, Mexican actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1992) |
| 1918 | Bob Katter, Sr., Australian captain and politician (d. 1990) |
| 1918 | Leonard Rose, American cellist and educator (d. 1984) |