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 | Orville Freeman, American soldier and politician, 16th United States Secretary of Agriculture (d. 2003) |
| 1918 | Doris Grumbach, American novelist, memoirist, biographer, literary critic, and essayist (d. 2022) |
| 1919 | Maurice Herzog, French mountaineer and politician, French Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (d. 2012) |
| 1918 | Paul Harvey, American radio host (d. 2009) |
| 1918 | Georges Berger, Belgian race car driver (d. 1967) |
| 1918 | Dora Ratjen, German high jumper (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | Lewis Nixon, U.S. Army captain (d. 1995) |
| 1918 | Jane Frank, American painter and sculptor (d. 1986) |
| 1918 | Eugene P. Wilkinson, American admiral (d. 2013) |
| 1918 | Ike Quebec, American saxophonist and pianist (d. 1963) |
| 1918 | Kurt Waldheim, Austrian colonel and politician; 9th President of Austria (d. 2007) |
| 1918 | Tom Drake, American actor and singer (d. 1982) |
| 1918 | Nelson Mandela, South African lawyer and politician, 1st President of South Africa, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013) |
| 1918 | William Jay Smith, American poet and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1918 | Norman Farberow, American psychologist and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1918 | Sten Rudholm, Swedish lawyer and jurist (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | François Tombalbaye, Chadian politician, 1st President of Chad (d. 1975) |
| 1918 | Goh Keng Swee, Singaporean soldier and politician, 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore (d. 2010) |
| 1918 | Dave Bartholomew, American bandleader, composer and arranger (d. 2019) |
| 1918 | Shinobu Hashimoto, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2018) |
| 1918 | Helen Wagner, American actress (d. 2010) |
| 1918 | Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, Italian lawyer and politician, 9th President of Italy (d. 2012) |
| 1919 | Edwin Newman, American journalist and author (d. 2010) |
| 1918 | Kathryn Tucker Windham, American journalist and author (d. 2011) |
| 1918 | Stubby Kaye, American entertainer (d. 1997) |
| 1918 | Zakaria Mohieddin, Egyptian general and politician, 33rd Prime Minister of Egypt (d. 2012) |
| 1918 | George Edward Hughes, Irish-New Zealand philosopher and logician (d. 1994) |
| 1918 | Mary McGrory, American journalist and author (d. 2004) |
| 1918 | Nipsey Russell, American comedian and actor (d. 2005) |
| 1918 | Bob Evans, American businessman, founded Bob Evans Restaurants (d. 2007) |