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Birthday newspaper

Your Front Page: 13 April 1978

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

Thursday 13 April

1978

Keepsake edition · Who Shares My Birthday

The world in 1978

World population4.3 billionApproximate
Average house£18,600Typical UK home
Pint of beer31pIn a UK pub
Loaf of bread30pLarge white loaf
Average salary£4,800UK full-time, per year

Approximate UK averages, in the money of the day

Year of the

Horse

Earth Horse, 7 February 1978 to 27 January 1979

Star sign

Aries

Birthstone

Diamond

On the radio

UK number one on your birthday

Brian and Michael – “Matchstalk Men & Matchstalk Cats & Dogs”

Most weeks at number one in 1978

  1. 1.John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John – You're the One That I Want (9 wks)
  2. 2.John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John – Summer Nights (7 wks)
  3. 3.Boney M. – Rivers of Babylon / Brown Girl in the Ring (5 wks)

Christmas number one 1978Boney M. – Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord

Famous births & deaths

on 13 April

In The News

On 13 April 1975

Lebanese Civil War

1975. The Lebanese Civil War was a multifaceted armed conflict fought in Lebanon from 1975 to 1990. It resulted in an estimated 120,000 deaths, displaced nearly one million people, and caused widespread destruction across the country.

Also in 1978

Also on 13 April in history

Jallianwala Bagh massacre

1919. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also known as the Amritsar massacre, took place on 13 April 1919.

Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact

1941. The Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact, also known as the Japanese–Soviet Non-aggression Pact, was a non-aggression pact between the Soviet Union and the Empire of Japan signed on April 13, 1941, two years after the conclusion of the Soviet-Japanese Border…

April 2024 Iranian strikes on Israel

2024. On 13 April 2024, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, a branch of the Iranian Armed Forces, in collaboration with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, and the Ansar Allah, launched attacks against Israel and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights with loitering munitions,…

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