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Your Front Page: 17 April 1974

A personalised newspaper front page from the day you were born, printed in the style of your birth year.

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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

Wednesday 17 April

1974

Keepsake edition · Who Shares My Birthday

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

Diamond

On the radio

UK number one on your birthday

Terry Jacks – “Seasons in the Sun”

Most weeks at number one in 1974

  1. 1.Mud – Tiger Feet (4 wks)
  2. 2.Terry Jacks – Seasons in the Sun (4 wks)
  3. 3.The Rubettes – Sugar Baby Love (4 wks)

Christmas number one 1974Mud – Lonely This Christmas

Famous births & deaths

on 17 April

In The News

On 17 April 1961

Bay of Pigs invasion

1961. The Bay of Pigs Invasion, also known as Playa Girón in Cuba, after the beach where the battle took place, was a failed military landing operation on the southwestern coast of Cuba in April 1961 by the United States and the Cuban Democratic Revolutionary Front, consisting of Cuban exiles who opposed Fidel…

Also in 1974

Also on 17 April in history

Treaty of Shimonoseki

1895. The Treaty of Shimonoseki, also known as the Treaty of Maguan in China or the Treaty of Bakan in Japan, was signed in Shimonoseki, Japan, on April 17, 1895, between the Empire of Japan and the Qing dynasty.

Greco-Turkish War of 1897

1897. The Greco-Turkish War of 1897 or the Ottoman-Greek War of 1897 was fought between the Kingdom of Greece and the Ottoman Empire.

33rd Academy Awards

1961. The 33rd Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1960, were held on April 17, 1961, hosted by Bob Hope at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California.

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