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Birthday newspaper

Your Front Page: 16 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

Sunday 16 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 16 April

In The News

On 16 April 1945

Battle of Berlin

1945. The Battle of Berlin, designated as the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation by the Soviet Union, and also known as the Fall of Berlin, was one of the last major offensives of the European theatre of World War II.

Also in 1978

Also on 16 April in history

Treaty of Rapallo

1922. The Treaty of Rapallo was an agreement signed on 16 April 1922 between Germany and Russia under which both renounced all territorial and financial claims against each other and opened friendly diplomatic relations.

Virginia Tech shooting

2007. The Virginia Tech shooting was a spree shooting and mass shooting that occurred on Monday, April 16, 2007, comprising two attacks on the campus of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States.

Sinking of the MV Sewol

2014. On the morning of Wednesday, 16 April 2014, the ferry MV Sewol sank while en route from Incheon towards Jeju City in South Korea.

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