1936. The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936, were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 February 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Birthday newspaper
Your Front Page: 6 February 1979
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
Tuesday 6 February
1979
Keepsake edition · Who Shares My Birthday
The world in 1979
World population4.4 billionApproximate
Average house£21,100Typical UK home
Pint of beer33pIn a UK pub
Loaf of bread33pLarge white loaf
Average salary£5,400UK full-time, per year
Approximate UK averages, in the money of the day
Year of the
Goat
Earth Goat, 28 January 1979 to 15 February 1980
Star sign
Aquarius
Birthstone
Amethyst
On the radio
UK number one on your birthday
Blondie – “Heart of Glass”
Most weeks at number one in 1979
- 1.Art Garfunkel – Bright Eyes (6 wks)
- 2.Blondie – Heart of Glass (4 wks)
- 3.Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive (4 wks)
Christmas number one 1979Pink Floyd – Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)
Famous births & deaths
on 6 February
- ★ Alice Weidel born 1979
- ★ Ronald Reagan born 1911
- ★ Bob Marley born 1945
- George VI died 1952
- Gustav Klimt died 1918
- Charles II of England died 1685
In The News
On 6 February 1979
Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict
1979. Iran and Saudi Arabia are engaged in a proxy war over influence in the Middle East and other regions of the Muslim world.
Also in 1979
Also on 6 February in history
1968. The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France.
1958. The Munich air disaster occurred on 6 February 1958, when British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to take off at Munich-Riem Airport in Munich, West Germany.
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