Saturday, October 21, 1995 · Los Angeles, California

The world the day Doja Cat was born

Doja Cat, the rapper and singer, arrived on a Saturday in Los Angeles, California. This is what was on the radio, in the sky and on the price tags that day.

#1 that week

“Fantasy”

Mariah Carey

The moon

7% lit

waning crescent

Star sign

♎ Libra

Year of the Pig

U.S. president

Bill Clinton

On every radio

The song at #1 the week Doja was born

“Fantasy” by Mariah Carey topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 8 weeks, taking over from “Gangsta's Paradise (From ‘Dangerous Minds’)”.

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Cost of living

What things cost in 1995

U.S. averages for the year Doja Cat was born, next to the latest figures (Sep 2026).

  • Gallon of gas$1.15 → $4.48 today (3.9×)
  • Loaf of white bread79¢ → $1.83 today (2.3×)
  • Dozen eggs93¢ → $2.27 today (2.5×)
  • Pound of coffee$4.04 → $9.33 today (2.3×)
  • Postage stamp32¢ → 78¢ today (2.4×)

In the news

The year 1995

  • Jan 1 · Austria, Finland and Sweden join the EU.
  • Feb 15 · Kevin Mitnick, the most wanted computer hacker at the time in the U.S., was arrested and charged with computer fraud and wire fraud.
  • Mar 16 · Mississippi formally ratifies the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, becoming the last state to approve the abolition of slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment was officially ratified in 1865.
  • Mar 20 · The Japanese cult Aum Shinrikyo carries out a sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway, killing 14 and wounding over 6,200 people.
  • Mar 31 · American singer-songwriter Selena, known as the "queen of Tejano music", was murdered by the president of her fan club, Yolanda Saldívar, in Corpus Christi, Texas, deeply affecting the Latino community.

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Questions

When was Doja Cat born?

Doja Cat was born on Saturday, October 21, 1995, in Los Angeles, California.

What day of the week was Doja Cat born?

A Saturday. October 21, 1995 fell on a Saturday.

What was the #1 song when Doja Cat was born?

“Fantasy” by Mariah Carey was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 the week Doja Cat was born. It spent 8 weeks at #1.

What is Doja Cat’s zodiac sign?

Doja Cat is a Libra (born Oct 21), and was born in the Chinese year of the Pig.

What was the moon like when Doja Cat was born?

A waning crescent moon, about 7% lit, on the night of October 21, 1995.

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