Friday, October 24, 1986 · Toronto, Canada
The world the day Drake was born
Drake, the rapper, arrived on a Friday in Toronto, Canada. This is what was on the radio, in the sky and on the price tags that day.
#1 that week
“When I Think Of You”
Janet Jackson
The moon
last quarter
Star sign
♏ Scorpio
Year of the Tiger
U.S. president
Ronald Reagan
On every radio
The song at #1 the week Drake was born
“When I Think Of You” by Janet Jackson topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 2 weeks, taking over from “Stuck With You”.
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Cost of living
What things cost in 1986
U.S. averages for the year Drake was born, next to the latest figures (Sep 2026).
- Gallon of gas93¢ → $4.48 today (4.8×)
- Loaf of white bread56¢ → $1.83 today (3.2×)
- Dozen eggs87¢ → $2.27 today (2.6×)
- Pound of coffee$3.43 → $9.33 today (2.7×)
- Postage stamp22¢ → 78¢ today (3.5×)
In the news
The year 1986
- Jan 11 · The Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, opened as the largest prestressed-concrete, single-box bridge in the world.
- Jan 12 · Space Shuttle program: Congressman and future NASA Administrator Bill Nelson lifts off from Kennedy Space Center aboard Columbia on mission STS-61-C as a payload specialist.
- Jan 20 · In the United States, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated as a federal holiday for the first time.
- Jan 24 · The Voyager 2 space probe makes its closest approach to Uranus.
- Jan 28 · The Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated 73 seconds into its tenth mission (video featured), killing all seven crew members.
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Questions
When was Drake born?
Drake was born on Friday, October 24, 1986, in Toronto, Canada.
What day of the week was Drake born?
A Friday. October 24, 1986 fell on a Friday.
What was the #1 song when Drake was born?
“When I Think Of You” by Janet Jackson was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 the week Drake was born. It spent 2 weeks at #1.
What is Drake’s zodiac sign?
Drake is a Scorpio (born Oct 24), and was born in the Chinese year of the Tiger.
What was the moon like when Drake was born?
A last quarter moon, about 60% lit, on the night of October 24, 1986.
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