2001. The Treaty of Nice reformed the institutional structure of the European Union to withstand eastward expansion, a task which was originally intended to have been done by the Amsterdam Treaty, but failed to be addressed at the time.
Birthday newspaper
Your Front Page: 26 February 2003
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
Wednesday 26 February
2003
Keepsake edition · Who Shares My Birthday
The world in 2003
World population6.4 billionApproximate
Average house£134,600Typical UK home
Pint of beer£2.14In a UK pub
Loaf of bread71pLarge white loaf
Average salary£21,700UK full-time, per year
Approximate UK averages, in the money of the day
Year of the
Goat
Water Goat, 1 February 2003 to 21 January 2004
Star sign
Pisces
Birthstone
Amethyst
On the radio
UK number one on your birthday
t.A.T.u. – “All the Things She Said”
Most weeks at number one in 2003
- 1.The Black Eyed Peas – Where Is the Love? (6 wks)
- 2.t.A.T.u. – All the Things She Said (4 wks)
- 3.Room 5 featuring Oliver Cheatham – Make Luv (4 wks)
Christmas number one 2003Michael Andrews featuring Gary Jules – Mad World
Famous births & deaths
on 26 February
- ★ Jamal Musiala born 2003
- ★ Victor Hugo born 1802
- ★ Recep Tayyip Erdoğan born 1954
- Taras Shevchenko died 1861
- Karl Jaspers died 1969
- Christopher Wren died 1722
In The News
On 26 February 2003
War in Darfur
2003. The War in Darfur, also nicknamed the Land Cruiser War, was a major armed conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan that began in February 2003 when the Sudan Liberation Movement and the Justice and Equality Movement rebel groups began fighting against the government of Sudan, which they accused of oppressing…
Also in 2003
Also on 26 February in history
2012. The 84th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, honored the best films of 2011 in the United States and took place on February 26, 2012, at the Hollywood and Highland Center Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, beginning at 5:30 p.m.
2017. The 89th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, honored the best films of 2016, and took place on February 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, at 5:30 p.m.
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