1977. On 27 March 1977, two Boeing 747 passenger jets collided on a runway at Los Rodeos Airport on the Spanish island of Tenerife, killing 583 people and injuring 61 others in the deadliest accident in aviation history.
Birthday newspaper
Your Front Page: 27 March 1974
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.
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The World Birthday Chronicle
Born on
Wednesday 27 March
1974
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The world in 1974
World population4.0 billionApproximate
Average house£9,800Typical UK home
Pint of beer22pIn a UK pub
Loaf of bread17pLarge white loaf
Average salary£2,700UK full-time, per year
Approximate UK averages, in the money of the day
Year of the
Tiger
Wood Tiger, 23 January 1974 to 10 February 1975
Star sign
Aries
Birthstone
Aquamarine
On the radio
UK number one on your birthday
Paper Lace – “Billy Don't Be a Hero”
Most weeks at number one in 1974
- 1.Mud – Tiger Feet (4 wks)
- 2.Terry Jacks – Seasons in the Sun (4 wks)
- 3.The Rubettes – Sugar Baby Love (4 wks)
Christmas number one 1974Mud – Lonely This Christmas
Famous births & deaths
on 27 March
- ★ Gaizka Mendieta born 1974
- ★ Wilhelm Röntgen born 1845
- ★ Mariah Carey born 1969
- Yuri Gagarin died 1968
- Yuri Gagarin died 1968
- Stanisław Lem died 2006
In The News
On 27 March 1974
46th Academy Awards
1974. The 46th Academy Awards were presented on Tuesday, April 2, 1974, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. The ceremonies were presided over by Burt Reynolds, Diana Ross, John Huston, and David Niven.
Also in 1974
Yet to come on 27 March
2022. The 94th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, took place on March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
1995. The 67th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences took place on March 27, 1995, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m.
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