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Birthday newspaper

Your Front Page: 25 January 1990

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

Thursday 25 January

1990

Keepsake edition · Who Shares My Birthday

The world in 1990

World population5.3 billionApproximate
Average house£59,800Typical UK home
Pint of beer£1.10In a UK pub
Loaf of bread50pLarge white loaf
Average salary£12,600UK full-time, per year

Approximate UK averages, in the money of the day

Year of the

Snake

Earth Snake, 6 February 1989 to 26 January 1990

Star sign

Aquarius

Birthstone

Garnet

On the radio

UK number one on your birthday

Kylie Minogue – “Tears on My Pillow”

Most weeks at number one in 1990

  1. 1.Elton John – Sacrifice / Healing Hands (5 wks)
  2. 2.Sinéad O'Connor – Nothing Compares 2 U (4 wks)
  3. 3.Beats International – Dub Be Good to Me (4 wks)

Christmas number one 1990Cliff Richard – Saviour's Day

Famous births & deaths

on 25 January

In The News

On 25 January 1990

Black January

1990. Black January, also known as Black Saturday or the January Massacre, was a violent crackdown on anti-Soviet sentiments, Azerbaijani nationalism, and irredentism in Baku on 19 and 20 January 1990, as part of a state of emergency during the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

Also in 1990

Also on 25 January in history

1924 Winter Olympics

1924. The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Chamonix 1924, were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France.

2011 Egyptian revolution

2011. The 2011 Egyptian revolution, also known as the 25 January Revolution, began on 25 January 2011 and spread across Egypt.

COVID-19 pandemic in Canada

2020. The COVID-19 pandemic in Canada is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 which was declared by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020.

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