1479. The Treaty of Alcáçovas was signed on 4 September 1479 between the Catholic Monarchs of Castile and Aragon on one side and Afonso V and his son, Prince John of Portugal, on the other side.
Birthday newspaper
Your Front Page: 4 September 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
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The World Birthday Chronicle
Born on
Wednesday 4 September
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
Virgo
Birthstone
Sapphire
On the radio
UK number one on your birthday
The Osmonds – “Love Me for a Reason”
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 4 September
- ★ Argel Fuchs born 1974
- ★ Beyoncé born 1981
- ★ Al-Biruni born 973
- Albert Schweitzer died 1965
- Edvard Grieg died 1907
- Georges Simenon died 1989
In The News
On 4 September 1797
Coup of 18 Fructidor
1797. The Coup of 18 Fructidor, Year V, was a seizure of power in France by members of the Directory, then forming the government of the First French Republic, with support from the military.
Also in 1974
Also on 4 September in history
2023. Storm Daniel, also known as Medicane Daniel or Cyclone Daniel, was a relatively weak yet catastrophic and erratic tropical cyclone that became the deadliest Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone in recorded history, as well as the second-costliest tropical cyclone on record outside of the North Atlantic Basin (after…
1999. In September 1999, a series of explosions hit four apartment blocks in the Russian cities of Buynaksk, Moscow, and Volgodonsk, killing more than 300, injuring more than 1,000, and spreading a wave of fear across the country.
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