1974. The Ethiopian Civil War was a civil war in Ethiopia and present-day Eritrea, fought between the Ethiopian military junta known as the Derg and Ethiopian-Eritrean anti-government rebels from 12 September 1974 to 28 May 1991.
Birthday newspaper
Your Front Page: 12 September 1924
A personalised newspaper front page from the day you were born, printed in the style of your birth year.
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Your personalised birthday front page
Printed in the style of your birth year, a keepsake to frame, print or share.
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The World Birthday Chronicle
Born on
Friday 12 September
1924
Keepsake edition · Who Shares My Birthday
The world in 1924
World population1.9 billionApproximate
Average house£608Typical UK home
Pint of beer7dIn a UK pub
Loaf of bread9dLarge white loaf
Average salary£168UK full-time, per year
Approximate UK averages, in the money of the day
Year of the
Rat
Wood Rat, 5 February 1924 to 23 January 1925
Star sign
Virgo
Birthstone
Sapphire
Famous births & deaths
on 12 September
- ★ Amílcar Cabral born 1924
- ★ Irène Joliot-Curie born 1897
- ★ Stanisław Lem born 1921
- Johnny Cash died 2003
- Eugenio Montale died 1981
- Steve Biko died 1977
In The News
On 12 September 1683
Battle of Vienna
1683. The Battle of Vienna took place at Kahlenberg Mountain near Vienna on 12 September 1683 after the city had been besieged by the Ottoman Empire for two months.
Also in 1924
Yet to come on 12 September
1990. The Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany, more commonly referred to as the Two Plus Four Agreement, is an international agreement that allowed the reunification of Germany in October 1990.
1980. The 1980 Turkish coup d'état, headed by Chief of the General Staff General Kenan Evren, was the third coup d'état in the history of the Republic of Turkey, the previous having been the 1960 coup and the 1971 coup by memorandum.
Compiled by Who Shares My Birthday from Wikipedia, Wikidata and UK chart records
How your birthday newspaper is made
Enter your date of birth and we will print a one-off newspaper front page for the day you were born. The headline is a real historical event from our archive, chosen from your exact birth date where we have one, then from the same week, then from the same date in an earlier year. The page also shows famous people born and died on your birthday, your star sign, birthstone and Chinese zodiac year, the UK number one single, the biggest hits and Christmas number one of your birth year, the world population and the cost of living in Britain at the time.
- Your page is laid out as a vintage keepsake poster in sepia ink, with boxed panels for the world in your birth year, your Chinese zodiac year, star sign and birthstone, the UK charts, famous births and deaths on your birthday, and the news.
- Headlines and summaries come from our archive of historical events, built from Wikidata and reviewed by our editorial team. Chart facts come from the official UK singles chart record, which began on 14 November 1952.
- Add your town or country of birth to name the masthead, for example The Manchester Birthday Chronicle. Your birthplace is stored only on your device.
- Every front page has its own link, so you can send it to friends and family, and you can download it as a high-resolution image to print or frame.
Questions people ask
Frequently asked questions
- How do I get a newspaper front page from the day I was born?
- Enter your day, month and year of birth above and press the button. Your personalised front page appears instantly, with its own link you can share and a download button for a print-quality image.
- Are the headlines real?
- Yes. Every headline is a real historical event from our archive. If nothing in our archive happened on your exact birth date, we use an event from the same week, or the most recent event on the same date in an earlier year, and the label above the headline says which.
- Why does my front page look different from a friend's?
- Every page is built from your exact birth date, so the news, the people, the charts and the prices all change with the day and year you were born.
- Is the birthday newspaper free?
- Yes. Creating, sharing and downloading your personalised birthday front page costs nothing.
Further reading
- Historical events data from Wikidata
- Portraits via Wikimedia Commons
- UK number one singles from the Official Charts Company
Reviewed by the Who Shares My Birthday editorial team.
Last reviewed: October 2026