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Birthday newspaper

Your Front Page: 18 August 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

Friday 18 August

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

Leo

Birthstone

Peridot

On the radio

UK number one on your birthday

Commodores – “Three Times a Lady”

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 18 August

In The News

On 18 August 1955

First Sudanese Civil War

1955. The First Sudanese Civil War was fought from 1955 to 1972 between the northern part of Sudan and the southern Sudan region which demanded representation and more regional autonomy.

Also in 1978

Also on 18 August in history

Unification of Germany

1866. The Unification of Germany was a process of building the first nation-state for Germans with federal features based on the concept of Lesser Germany.

1953 Iranian coup d'état

1953. On 19 August 1953, Prime Minister of Iran Mohammad Mosaddegh was overthrown in a coup d'état that strengthened the rule of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran.

2018 Asian Games

2018. The 2018 Asian Games, officially known as the XVIII Asian Games, and also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018 or Indonesia 2018, were a continental multi-sport event that was held from 18 August to 2 September 2018 in Jakarta and Palembang.

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