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 | Thomas Ferebee, American colonel (d. 2000) |
| 1918 | William Jay Smith, American poet and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1918 | Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., American actor (d. 2014) |
| 1918 | Frederick Sanger, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013) |
| 1918 | Anne Gwynne, American actress (d. 2003) |
| 1918 | Ruth Aarons, American table tennis player and manager (d. 1980) |
| 1918 | Ben Johnson, American actor and stuntman (d. 1996) |
| 1918 | Percy Rodriguez, Canadian-American actor (d. 2007) |
| 1918 | Ted Bates, English footballer and manager (d. 2003) |
| 1918 | Ted Post, American director (d. 2013) |
| 1919 | Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor, created Alvin and the Chipmunks (d. 1972) |
| 1918 | Frank Renouf, New Zealand businessman and financier (d. 1998) |
| 1918 | Diana Serra Cary, American actress and author (d. 2020) |
| 1918 | Allan Arbus, American actor and photographer (d. 2013) |
| 1918 | Fred Baur, American chemist and founder of Pringles (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | Georges Berger, Belgian race car driver (d. 1967) |
| 1918 | Elizabeth P. Hoisington, American general (d. 2007) |
| 1918 | Larry Haines, American actor (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | Fred Bodsworth, Canadian journalist and author (d. 2012) |
| 1918 | Mihkel Mathiesen, Estonian engineer and politician (d. 2003) |
| 1918 | Adolph Kiefer, American swimmer (d. 2017) |
| 1918 | Johnny Mantz, American race car driver (d. 1972) |
| 1918 | Pauline Phillips, American journalist and radio host, created Dear Abby (d. 2013) |
| 1918 | Yong Nyuk Lin, Singaporean businessman and politician, Singaporean Minister for Education (d. 2012) |
| 1918 | Tasker Watkins, Welsh soldier, judge, and politician, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 2007) |
| 1918 | Martin Ryle, English astronomer and author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1984) |
| 1918 | Molly Geertsema, Dutch lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 1991) |
| 1918 | Patrick Lucey, American captain and politician, 38th Governor of Wisconsin (d. 2014) |
| 1918 | Paul Farnes, British Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter pilot (d. 2020) |
| 1918 | Pedro Yap, Filipino lawyer (d. 2003) |