787. The Second Council of Nicaea is recognized as the last of the first seven ecumenical councils by the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church.
Birthday newspaper
Your Front Page: 24 September 1961
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 24 September
1961
Keepsake edition · Who Shares My Birthday
The world in 1961
Approximate UK averages, in the money of the day
Year of the
Ox
Metal Ox, 15 February 1961 to 4 February 1962
Star sign
Libra
Birthstone
Sapphire
On the radio
UK number one on your birthday
Shirley Bassey – “Reach for the Stars / Climb Ev'ry Mountain”
Most weeks at number one in 1961
- 1.Elvis Presley – Wooden Heart (6 wks)
- 2.Elvis Presley – Are You Lonesome Tonight? (4 wks)
- 3.Elvis Presley – Surrender (4 wks)
Christmas number one 1961Frankie Vaughan – Tower of Strength
Famous births & deaths
on 24 September
- ★ Arundhati Roy born 1961
- ★ F. Scott Fitzgerald born 1896
- ★ Konstantin Chernenko born 1911
- Jacques Cartier died 1557
- Paracelsus died 1541
- Edward Said died 2003
In The News
On 24 September 1877
Battle of Shiroyama
1877. The Battle of Shiroyama took place on 24 September 1877, in Kagoshima, Japan.
Also in 1961
Also on 24 September in history
2017. A federal election was held in Germany on 24 September 2017 to elect the members of the 19th Bundestag.
2015. On 24 September 2015, a fatal crowd crush resulted in the death of more than 2,000 individuals, many of whom were suffocated or crushed, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mina, Mecca, Saudi Arabia, making it the deadliest Hajj disaster in history.
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