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Birthday newspaper

Your Front Page: 17 September 1960

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

Saturday 17 September

1960

Keepsake edition · Who Shares My Birthday

The world in 1960

World population3.0 billionApproximate
Average house£2,500Typical UK home
Pint of beer1s 7dIn a UK pub
Loaf of bread1sLarge white loaf
Average salary£700UK full-time, per year

Approximate UK averages, in the money of the day

Year of the

Rat

Metal Rat, 28 January 1960 to 14 February 1961

Star sign

Virgo

Birthstone

Sapphire

On the radio

UK number one on your birthday

The Shadows – “Apache”

Most weeks at number one in 1960

  1. 1.Elvis Presley – It's Now or Never (8 wks)
  2. 2.The Everly Brothers – Cathy's Clown (7 wks)
  3. 3.The Shadows – Apache (5 wks)

Christmas number one 1960Elvis Presley – It's Now or Never

Famous births & deaths

on 17 September

In The News

On 17 September 1960

1960 Summer Paralympics

1960. The 9th Annual International Stoke Mandeville Games, retroactively designated as the 1960 Summer Paralympics, were the first international Paralympic Games, following on from the Stoke Mandeville Games of 1948 and 1952.

Also in 1960

Also on 17 September in history

Soviet invasion of Poland

1939. The Soviet invasion of Poland was a military conflict by the Soviet Union without a formal declaration of war.

Operation Market Garden

1944. Operation Market Garden was an Allied military operation during the Second World War, fought in the German-occupied Netherlands from 17 to 25 September 1944.

1988 Summer Olympics

1988. The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad and officially branded as Seoul 1988, were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea.

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