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Birthday newspaper

Your Front Page: 9 November 1970

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

Monday 9 November

1970

Keepsake edition · Who Shares My Birthday

The world in 1970

World population3.7 billionApproximate
Average house£5,000Typical UK home
Pint of beer2s 5dIn a UK pub
Loaf of bread1s 10dLarge white loaf
Average salary£1,500UK full-time, per year

Approximate UK averages, in the money of the day

Year of the

Dog

Metal Dog, 6 February 1970 to 26 January 1971

Star sign

Scorpio

Birthstone

Topaz

On the radio

UK number one on your birthday

Matthews Southern Comfort – “Woodstock”

Most weeks at number one in 1970

  1. 1.Mungo Jerry – In the Summertime (7 wks)
  2. 2.Elvis Presley – The Wonder of You (6 wks)
  3. 3.Freda Payne – Band of Gold (6 wks)

Christmas number one 1970Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knocking

Famous births & deaths

on 9 November

In The News

On 9 November 1970

1970 Bhola cyclone

1970. The 1970 Bhola cyclone, also known as the Great Cyclone of 1970 or simply the Bhola Cyclone, was the deadliest tropical cyclone on record, as well as one of the deadliest humanitarian disasters ever recorded. It struck East Pakistan and India's West Bengal on 12 November 1970.

Also in 1970

Also on 9 November in history

Coup of 18 Brumaire

1799. The Coup of 18 Brumaire brought Napoleon Bonaparte to power as First Consul of the French First Republic.

Fall of the Berlin Wall

1989. East Germany opens its border crossings, beginning the end of the Berlin Wall and the Cold War division of Europe.

German reunification

1989. German reunification, also known as the expansion of the Federal Republic of Germany, was the process of re-establishing Germany as a single sovereign state, which began on 9 November 1989 and culminated on 3 October 1990 with the dissolution of the German Democratic Republic…

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