1895. The Treaty of Shimonoseki, also known as the Treaty of Maguan in China or the Treaty of Bakan in Japan, was signed in Shimonoseki, Japan, on April 17, 1895, between the Empire of Japan and the Qing dynasty.
Birthday newspaper
Your Front Page: 17 April 1984
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 17 April
1984
Keepsake edition · Who Shares My Birthday
The world in 1984
World population4.8 billionApproximate
Average house£31,300Typical UK home
Pint of beer63pIn a UK pub
Loaf of bread47pLarge white loaf
Average salary£8,300UK full-time, per year
Approximate UK averages, in the money of the day
Year of the
Rat
Wood Rat, 2 February 1984 to 19 February 1985
Star sign
Aries
Birthstone
Diamond
On the radio
UK number one on your birthday
Lionel Richie – “Hello”
Most weeks at number one in 1984
- 1.Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Two Tribes (9 wks)
- 2.Lionel Richie – Hello (6 wks)
- 3.Stevie Wonder – I Just Called to Say I Love You (6 wks)
Christmas number one 1984Band Aid – Do They Know It's Christmas?
Famous births & deaths
on 17 April
- ★ Steven Pruitt born 1984
- ★ Rosanna Davison born 1984
- ★ Victoria Beckham born 1974
- Benjamin Franklin died 1790
- Gabriel García Márquez died 2014
- Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan died 1975
In The News
On 17 April 1975
Cambodian genocide
1975. The Cambodian genocide was the systematic persecution and killing of Cambodian citizens by the Khmer Rouge under the general secretaryship of Pol Pot. It resulted in the deaths of approximately 2 million people from 1975 to 1979, around 25% of Cambodia's population in 1975 (c.
Also in 1984
Also on 17 April in history
1961. The Bay of Pigs Invasion, also known as Playa Girón in Cuba, after the beach where the battle took place, was a failed military landing operation on the southwestern coast of Cuba in April 1961 by the United States and the Cuban Democratic Revolutionary Front, consisting of Cuban exiles who opposed Fidel…
1897. The Greco-Turkish War of 1897 or the Ottoman-Greek War of 1897 was fought between the Kingdom of Greece and the Ottoman Empire.
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