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Birthday newspaper

Your Front Page: 2 September 1988

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 2 September

1988

Keepsake edition · Who Shares My Birthday

The world in 1988

World population5.1 billionApproximate
Average house£49,200Typical UK home
Pint of beer94pIn a UK pub
Loaf of bread50pLarge white loaf
Average salary£11,100UK full-time, per year

Approximate UK averages, in the money of the day

Year of the

Dragon

Earth Dragon, 17 February 1988 to 5 February 1989

Star sign

Virgo

Birthstone

Sapphire

On the radio

UK number one on your birthday

Yazz and the Plastic Population – “The Only Way Is Up”

Most weeks at number one in 1988

  1. 1.Kylie Minogue – I Should Be So Lucky (5 wks)
  2. 2.Yazz and the Plastic Population – The Only Way Is Up (5 wks)
  3. 3.Wet Wet Wet / Billy Bragg and Cara Tivey – With a Little Help from My Friends / She's Leaving Home (4 wks)

Christmas number one 1988Cliff Richard – Mistletoe and Wine

Famous births & deaths

on 2 September

In The News

On 2 September 1945

Surrender of Japan

1945. The surrender of the Empire of Japan in World War II was announced by Emperor Hirohito on 15 August and formally signed on 2 September 1945, ending the war. By the end of July 1945, the Imperial Japanese Navy was incapable of conducting major operations and an Allied invasion of Japan was imminent.

Also in 1988

Also on 2 September in history

Third Crusade

1192. The Third Crusade was an attempt led by King Philip II of France, King Richard I of England, and Emperor Frederick Barbarossa to reconquer the Holy Land following the capture of Jerusalem by the Ayyubid sultan Saladin in 1187.

Great Fire of London

1666. The Great Fire of London occurred from Sunday 2 September to Wednesday 5 September 1666, gutting the medieval City of London inside the old Roman city wall, while also extending past the wall to the west.

Japanese Instrument of Surrender

1945. The Japanese Instrument of Surrender was the printed agreement that formalized the surrender of Japan, marking the end of hostilities in World War II.

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