2019. A non-binding independence referendum was held in Bougainville, an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea, between 23 November and 7 December 2019.
Birthday newspaper
Your Front Page: 23 November 1958
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
Sunday 23 November
1958
Keepsake edition · Who Shares My Birthday
The world in 1958
World population2.9 billionApproximate
Average house£2,300Typical UK home
Pint of beer1s 6dIn a UK pub
Loaf of bread11dLarge white loaf
Average salary£640UK full-time, per year
Approximate UK averages, in the money of the day
Year of the
Dog
Earth Dog, 18 February 1958 to 7 February 1959
Star sign
Sagittarius
Birthstone
Topaz
On the radio
UK number one on your birthday
Tommy Edwards – “It's All in the Game”
Most weeks at number one in 1958
- 1.Perry Como – Magic Moments (8 wks)
- 2.The Everly Brothers – All I Have to Do Is Dream / Claudette (7 wks)
- 3.Connie Francis – Who's Sorry Now (6 wks)
Christmas number one 1958Conway Twitty – It's Only Make Believe
Famous births & deaths
on 23 November
- ★ Theresa Kachindamoto born 1958
- ★ María Elena Moyano born 1958
- ★ Franklin Pierce born 1804
- Roald Dahl died 1990
- André Malraux died 1976
- Chun Doo-hwan died 2021
In The News
On 23 November 2010
Bombardment of Yeonpyeong
2010. The Bombardment of Yeonpyeongdo was an artillery engagement between the North Korean military and South Korean forces stationed on the island Yeonpyeongdo on 23 November 2010.
Also in 1958
Yet to come on 23 November
1996. Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 was a scheduled international flight serving the route Addis Ababa–Nairobi–Brazzaville–Lagos–Abidjan.
1980. The 1980 Irpinia earthquake took place in Italy on 23 November 1980, with a moment magnitude of 6.9 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X.
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