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Birthday newspaper

Your Front Page: 13 December 2001

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 13 December

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

Sagittarius

Birthstone

Turquoise

On the radio

UK number one on your birthday

Daniel Bedingfield – “Gotta Get Thru This”

Most weeks at number one in 2001

  1. 1.Atomic Kitten – Whole Again (4 wks)
  2. 2.Kylie Minogue – Can't Get You Out of My Head (4 wks)
  3. 3.Hear'Say – Pure and Simple (3 wks)

Christmas number one 2001Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman – Somethin' Stupid

Famous births & deaths

on 13 December

In The News

On 13 December 1939

Battle of the River Plate

1939. The Battle of the River Plate was fought in the South Atlantic on 13 December 1939 as the first British naval battle of the Second World War.

Also in 2001

Also on 13 December in history

Council of Trent

1545. The Council of Trent, held between 1545 and 1563 in Trent, in Northern Italy, was the 19th ecumenical council of the Catholic Church.

Nanjing Massacre

1937. The Nanjing Massacre or the Rape of Nanjing was the mass rape and murder, between December 1937 and March 1938, of Chinese civilians, noncombatants, and prisoners of war by the Imperial Japanese Army in Nanjing, the capital of the Republic of China.

Treaty of Lisbon

2007. The Treaty of Lisbon is a European agreement that amends the two treaties which form the constitutional basis of the European Union.

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