1923. The Treaty of Lausanne is a peace treaty negotiated during the Lausanne Conference of 1922–1923 and signed in the Palais de Rumine in Lausanne, Switzerland, on 24 July 1923.
Birthday newspaper
Your Front Page: 24 July 1952
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.
Optional. Your birthplace names the masthead; it stays on this device.
The World Birthday Chronicle
Born on
Thursday 24 July
1952
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The world in 1952
World population2.6 billionApproximate
Average house£2,000Typical UK home
Pint of beer1s 3dIn a UK pub
Loaf of bread7dLarge white loaf
Average salary£460UK full-time, per year
Approximate UK averages, in the money of the day
Year of the
Dragon
Water Dragon, 27 January 1952 to 13 February 1953
Star sign
Leo
Birthstone
Ruby
On the radio
UK number one on your birthday
Before the charts began (14 November 1952)
Most weeks at number one in 1952
- 1.Al Martino – Here in My Heart (7 wks)
Christmas number one 1952Al Martino – Here in My Heart
Famous births & deaths
on 24 July
- ★ Gus Van Sant born 1952
- ★ Alexandre Dumas born 1802
- ★ Simón Bolívar born 1783
- Martin Van Buren died 1862
- Isaac Bashevis Singer died 1991
- James Chadwick died 1974
In The News
On 24 July 1952
1952 Egyptian revolution
1952. On 23 July 1952, a coup began in Egypt with the toppling of King Farouk in a coup d'état by the Free Officers Movement, a group of army officers led by Mohamed Naguib and Gamal Abdel Nasser.
Also in 1952
Also on 24 July in history
1908. The Young Turk Revolution was a constitutionalist revolution in the Ottoman Empire.
1198. The Livonian crusade consisted of the various military Christianisation campaigns in medieval Livonia – modern Latvia and Estonia – during the Papal-sanctioned Northern Crusades in the 12th–13th century.
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