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Gifts The Day You Were Born

The Day You Were Born

Our Day You Were Born example print for Margaret Ann Holloway (a sample name), born on Coronation Day, 2 June 1953: her name, the day the Queen was crowned, what made the news, that week's number one and what things costOur example print (sample name), close up
Day You Were Born example print (sample name), close upClose upDay You Were Born example print in a black frame, shown in a styled living room set for a milestone birthday, above an oak sideboard with roses and a cakeFor a milestone birthdayThe whole Day You Were Born example print, laid flatThe whole printDetail of the Day You Were Born example print: what made the news on Coronation Day, 2 June 1953What made the newsDetail of the Day You Were Born example print: that week’s number one, I Believe by Frankie Laine, and what things cost in 1953Number one and pricesDetail of the Day You Were Born example print: the inset: the Met Office Daily Weather Report chart for the day, with the forecast and the temperatureThe weather insetThe Day You Were Born example print in the black 30×40 cm frame, seen from an angle to show the frame depthThe frame

Their birthday on one print: what made the news, that week's number one (from 1952), what things cost, and the original Met Office weather chart for the day set in the corner. For any date back to 1872.

From the 30×40 cm example for Margaret Ann Holloway (a sample name), born Tuesday 2 June 1953 in London. Each panel is cited in the print’s footer. See the whole example print (JPG).

Framed prints come in a classic black wooden frame (20 mm face) with a clear acrylic glaze and no mount, as shown. Unframed prints are A3.

The printable PDF

The Day You Were Born example as a printable PDF: printed at home on A4 paper, with white printer margins, beside a tablet showing the same file

The same design as the posted print, emailed as an A3 PDF. It scales to fit A4 on a home printer, as shown, or you can share it on screen.

What's included

  • What made the news that day
  • That week's number one (dates from 14 November 1952)
  • What things cost that year, from published price records
  • The original Met Office Daily Weather Report chart for the day, as an inset, with the forecast and the temperature against the average
  • Sunrise, sunset and moon
  • An emailed proof before printing
  • UK delivery

Formats and Christmas dates

  • Printable PDF (A3, emailed): £9, order by Tuesday 22 December for Christmas
  • A3 premium matte print, posted: £29, order by Monday 7 December for Christmas
  • Framed 30×40 cm print (black frame, no mount), posted: £55, order by Friday 4 December for Christmas
Real records, honestly used. We build each item from archives and published sources, and say so where the record is incomplete. We email a proof before printing. We never research living private individuals.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Every fact is checked against the records and cited on the print.

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