1953. The East German uprising of 1953 was an uprising that occurred over the course of two days in German Democratic Republic from 16 to 17 June 1953.
Birthday newspaper
Your Front Page: 16 June 2001
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
Saturday 16 June
2001
Keepsake edition · Who Shares My Birthday
The world in 2001
World population6.2 billionApproximate
Average house£101,300Typical UK home
Pint of beer£1.98In a UK pub
Loaf of bread58pLarge white loaf
Average salary£20,500UK full-time, per year
Approximate UK averages, in the money of the day
Year of the
Snake
Metal Snake, 24 January 2001 to 11 February 2002
Star sign
Gemini
Birthstone
Pearl
On the radio
UK number one on your birthday
Shaggy featuring Rayvon – “Angel”
Most weeks at number one in 2001
- 1.Atomic Kitten – Whole Again (4 wks)
- 2.Kylie Minogue – Can't Get You Out of My Head (4 wks)
- 3.Hear'Say – Pure and Simple (3 wks)
Christmas number one 2001Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman – Somethin' Stupid
Famous births & deaths
on 16 June
- ★ Anuna De Wever born 2001
- ★ Oscar Wilde born 1854
- ★ Giovanni Boccaccio born 1313
- Helmut Kohl died 2017
- Wernher von Braun died 1977
- Imre Nagy died 1958
In The News
On 16 June 1996
1996 Russian presidential election
1996. Presidential elections were held in Russia on 16 June 1996, with a second round being held on 3 July 1996. It resulted in a victory for the incumbent Russian president Boris Yeltsin, who ran as an independent politician.
Also in 2001
Also on 16 June in history
1976. The Soweto uprising, also known as the Soweto riots or the Soweto rebellion, was a series of demonstrations and protests led by black school children in South Africa during apartheid that began on the morning of 16 June 1976.
1948. The Malayan Emergency, also known as the Anti–British National Liberation War, was a guerrilla war fought in Malaya between communist pro-independence fighters of the Malayan National Liberation Army and the military forces of the Federation of Malaya and the Commonwealth.
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