1815. The Second Serbian Uprising was the second phase of the Serbian Revolution against the Ottoman Empire, which erupted shortly after the re-annexation of the country to the Ottoman Empire in 1813.
Birthday newspaper
Your Front Page: 23 April 2018
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.
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The World Birthday Chronicle
Born on
Monday 23 April
2018
Keepsake edition · Who Shares My Birthday
The world in 2018
World population7.7 billionApproximate
Average house£218,000Typical UK home
Pint of beer£3.70In a UK pub
Loaf of bread£1.04Large white loaf
Average salary£29,900UK full-time, per year
Approximate UK averages, in the money of the day
Year of the
Dog
Earth Dog, 16 February 2018 to 4 February 2019
Star sign
Taurus
Birthstone
Diamond
On the radio
UK number one on your birthday
Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa – “One Kiss" †”
Most weeks at number one in 2018
- 1.Drake – God's Plan (9 wks)
- 2.Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa – One Kiss (8 wks)
- 3.Ariana Grande – Thank U, Next (6 wks)
Christmas number one 2018LadBaby – We Built This City
Famous births & deaths
on 23 April
- ★ Prince Louis of Wales born 2018
- ★ William Shakespeare born 1564
- ★ Max Planck born 1858
- William Shakespeare died 1616
- Boris Yeltsin died 2007
- Satyajit Ray died 1992
In The News
On 23 April 2018
2018 Toronto van attack
2018. On April 23, 2018, a vehicle-ramming attack occurred when a rented van was driven along Yonge Street through the North York City Centre business district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The driver, 25-year-old Alek Minassian, targeted pedestrians, killing 11 and injuring 15, some critically.
Also in 2018
Also on 23 April in history
2017. The 2017 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 23 April.
1014. The Battle of Clontarf took place on 23 April 1014 at Clontarf, near Dublin, on the east coast of Ireland.
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