1835. The Texas Revolution was a rebellion by Anglo-American immigrants as well as Hispanic Texans against the centralist government of Mexico in the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas.
Birthday newspaper
Your Front Page: 2 October 1978
A personalised newspaper front page from the day you were born, printed in the style of your birth year.
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The World Birthday Chronicle
Born on
Monday 2 October
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
Libra
Birthstone
Opal
On the radio
UK number one on your birthday
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John – “Summer Nights”
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 2 October
- ★ Ayumi Hamasaki born 1978
- ★ Mahatma Gandhi born 1869
- ★ Graham Greene born 1904
- Svante August Arrhenius died 1927
- Jamal Khashoggi died 2018
- Ernest Renan died 1892
In The News
On 2 October 1978
Uganda–Tanzania War
1978. The Uganda–Tanzania War, known in Tanzania as the Kagera War and in Uganda as the 1979 Liberation War, was fought between Uganda and Tanzania from October 1978 until June 1979 and led to the overthrow of Ugandan President Idi Amin.
Also in 1978
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1997. The Treaty of Amsterdam, officially the Treaty of Amsterdam amending the Treaty on European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certain related acts, was signed on 2 October 1997, and entered into force on 1 May 1999; it made substantial changes to the Maastricht Treaty, which had been signed…
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