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Birthday newspaper

Your Front Page: 16 May 1991

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

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 16 May

1991

Keepsake edition · Who Shares My Birthday

The world in 1991

World population5.4 billionApproximate
Average house£60,100Typical UK home
Pint of beer£1.18In a UK pub
Loaf of bread51pLarge white loaf
Average salary£13,400UK full-time, per year

Approximate UK averages, in the money of the day

Year of the

Goat

Metal Goat, 15 February 1991 to 3 February 1992

Star sign

Taurus

Birthstone

Emerald

On the radio

UK number one on your birthday

Cher – “The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)”

Most weeks at number one in 1991

  1. 1.Bryan Adams – (Everything I Do) I Do It for You (16 wks)
  2. 2.Chesney Hawkes – The One and Only (5 wks)
  3. 3.Cher – The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss) (5 wks)

Christmas number one 1991Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are the Days of Our Lives

Famous births & deaths

on 16 May

In The News

On 16 May 1966

Cultural Revolution

1966. The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a sociopolitical movement in the People's Republic of China. It was launched by Mao Zedong, chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, in 1966 and lasted until his death in 1976.

Also in 1991

Also on 16 May in history

Copa del Rey

1902. The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey, La Copa or the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República and Copa del Generalísimo, is an annual knockout football competition in Spanish football,…

Sykes–Picot Agreement

1916. The Sykes–Picot Agreement was a 1916 secret treaty between the United Kingdom and France, with assent from Russia and Italy, to define their mutually agreed spheres of influence and control in an eventual partition of the Ottoman Empire.

1st Academy Awards

1929. The 1st Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and hosted by AMPAS president Douglas Fairbanks, honored the best films from August 1, 1927, to July 31, 1928, and took place on May 16, 1929, at a private dinner held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles,…

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