2013. The 2013 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race that took place on 9 June 2013 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Birthday newspaper
Your Front Page: 9 June 1978
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
Friday 9 June
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
Gemini
Birthstone
Pearl
On the radio
UK number one on your birthday
Boney M. – “Rivers of Babylon / Brown Girl in the Ring" †”
Most weeks at number one in 1978
- 1.John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John – You're the One That I Want (9 wks)
- 2.John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John – Summer Nights (7 wks)
- 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 9 June
- ★ Miroslav Klose born 1978
- ★ Matt Bellamy born 1978
- ★ Peter the Great born 1672
- Charles Dickens died 1870
- Nero died AD 68
- Miguel Ángel Asturias died 1974
In The News
On 9 June 746
Abbasid Revolution
746. The Abbasid revolution, was the overthrow of the Umayyad Caliphate, the second major caliphate, by the Hashimiyya movement, resulting in the establishment of the Abbasid Caliphate, the third major caliphate.
Also in 1978
Yet to come on 9 June
2019. The 2019 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 9 June 2019 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
2017. The 2017 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race that took place on 11 June 2017 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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