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Birthday newspaper

Your Front Page: 7 December 1956

A personalised newspaper front page from the day you were born, printed in the style of your birth year.

Enter your date of birth

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

Friday 7 December

1956

Keepsake edition · Who Shares My Birthday

The world in 1956

World population2.8 billionApproximate
Average house£2,100Typical UK home
Pint of beer1s 5dIn a UK pub
Loaf of bread10dLarge white loaf
Average salary£580UK full-time, per year

Approximate UK averages, in the money of the day

Year of the

Monkey

Fire Monkey, 12 February 1956 to 30 January 1957

Star sign

Sagittarius

Birthstone

Turquoise

On the radio

UK number one on your birthday

Johnnie Ray – “Just Walking in the Rain”

Most weeks at number one in 1956

  1. 1.Johnnie Ray – Just Walking in the Rain (7 wks)
  2. 2.Ronnie Hilton – No Other Love (6 wks)
  3. 3.Doris Day – Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) (6 wks)

Christmas number one 1956Johnnie Ray – Just Walking in the Rain

Famous births & deaths

on 7 December

In The News

On 7 December 1956

Blood in the Water match

1956. The "Blood in the Water" match was a water polo match between Hungary and the USSR at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.

Also in 1956

Also on 7 December in history

Attack on Pearl Harbor

1941. The Empire of Japan launched a surprise military attack on the US Pacific Fleet at its naval base at Pearl Harbor in Oahu, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941.

Pacific War

1941. The Pacific War, sometimes called the Asia–Pacific War or the Pacific Theater, was the theater of World War II fought between Japan and the Allies in East and Southeast Asia, the Pacific and Indian Oceans, and Oceania.

Philippines Campaign

1941. The Philippines campaign, also known as the Battle of the Philippines or the Fall of the Philippines, was the invasion of the Philippines by the Empire of Japan during the Pacific War and World War II.

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

Reviewed by the Who Shares My Birthday editorial team.

Last reviewed: October 2026