1940. The Siege of Malta in World War II was a military campaign in the Mediterranean theatre.
Birthday newspaper
Your Front Page: 11 June 1986
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
Wednesday 11 June
1986
Keepsake edition · Who Shares My Birthday
The world in 1986
Approximate UK averages, in the money of the day
Year of the
Tiger
Fire Tiger, 9 February 1986 to 28 January 1987
Star sign
Gemini
Birthstone
Pearl
On the radio
UK number one on your birthday
Doctor and the Medics – “Spirit in the Sky”
Most weeks at number one in 1986
- 1.Billy Ocean – When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going (4 wks)
- 2.The Communards with Sarah Jane Morris – Don't Leave Me This Way (4 wks)
- 3.Berlin – Take My Breath Away (4 wks)
Christmas number one 1986Jackie Wilson – Reet Petite
Famous births & deaths
on 11 June
- ★ Shia LaBeouf born 1986
- ★ Sébastien Lecornu born 1986
- ★ Yasunari Kawabata born 1899
- Rafael Orozco Maestre died 1992
- John Wayne died 1979
- Klemens von Metternich died 1859
In The News
On 11 June 1955
1955 Le Mans disaster
1955. On 11 June 1955, a multi-vehicle collision occurred during the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans in Sarthe, France, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 82 to 84 people.
Also in 1986
Also on 11 June in history
1898. The Hundred Days' Reform or Wuxu Reform (traditional Chinese: 戊戌變法; simplified Chinese: 戊戌变法; pinyin: Wùxū Biànfǎ; lit.
2017. Legislative elections were held in France on 11 and 18 June 2017 to elect the 577 members of the 15th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic.
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