Wednesday, December 18, 1963 · Shawnee, Oklahoma
The world the day Brad Pitt was born
Brad Pitt, the actor, arrived on a Wednesday in Shawnee, Oklahoma. This is what was on the radio, in the sky and on the price tags that day.
#1 that week
“Dominique”
The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire)
The moon
waxing crescent
Star sign
♐ Sagittarius
Year of the Rabbit
U.S. president
Lyndon B. Johnson
On every radio
The song at #1 the week Brad was born
“Dominique” by The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire) topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 4 weeks, taking over from “I'm Leaving It Up To You”.
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Cost of living
What things cost in 1963
U.S. averages for the year Brad Pitt was born, next to the latest figures (Jul 2025).
- Postage stamp5¢ → 78¢ today (16×)
- Median new home$18,050 → $393,300 today (22×)
- Minimum wage$1.15 → $7.25 today (6.3×)
In the news
The year 1963
- Feb 19 · Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique, a non-fiction book credited with sparking the beginning of second-wave feminism in the United States, was first published.
- Mar 5 · American country-music performers Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas, and Hawkshaw Hawkins were killed when their PA-24 crashed shortly after takeoff in Camden, Tennessee.
- Mar 21 · The Federal Bureau of Prisons closed Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, California.
- May 3 · Police in Birmingham, Alabama, used high-pressure water hoses and dogs against civil-rights protesters, bringing scrutiny on racial segregation in the southern United States.
- May 27 · American singer Bob Dylan released The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, his first album to include a significant number of original songs.
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Questions
When was Brad Pitt born?
Brad Pitt was born on Wednesday, December 18, 1963, in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
What day of the week was Brad Pitt born?
A Wednesday. December 18, 1963 fell on a Wednesday.
What was the #1 song when Brad Pitt was born?
“Dominique” by The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire) was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 the week Brad Pitt was born. It spent 4 weeks at #1.
What is Brad Pitt’s zodiac sign?
Brad Pitt is a Sagittarius (born Dec 18), and was born in the Chinese year of the Rabbit.
What was the moon like when Brad Pitt was born?
A waxing crescent moon, about 7% lit, on the night of December 18, 1963.
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