Tuesday, May 2, 1972 · Hayward, California
The world the day Dwayne Johnson was born
Dwayne Johnson, the actor, arrived on a Tuesday in Hayward, California. This is what was on the radio, in the sky and on the price tags that day.
#1 that week
“The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”
Roberta Flack
The moon
waning gibbous
Star sign
♉ Taurus
Year of the Rat
U.S. president
Richard Nixon
On every radio
The song at #1 the week Dwayne was born
“The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” by Roberta Flack topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 6 weeks, taking over from “A Horse With No Name”.
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Cost of living
What things cost in 1972
U.S. averages for the year Dwayne Johnson was born, next to the latest figures (Jul 2025).
- Postage stamp8¢ → 78¢ today (9.8×)
- Median new home$27,525 → $393,300 today (14×)
- Minimum wage$1.60 → $7.25 today (4.5×)
In the news
The year 1972
- Jan 9 · The Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association lost to the Milwaukee Bucks, ending a 33-game winning streak, the longest in major American professional team sports.
- Jan 30 · Pakistan leaves the Commonwealth of Nations in protest of its recognition of breakaway Bangladesh.
- May 15 · The Ryukyu Islands were returned to Japan by the United States, and the U.S. occupation government was abolished.
- May 21 · Michelangelo's Pietà in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome is damaged by a vandal, the mentally disturbed Hungarian geologist Laszlo Toth.
- Jun 17 · Five men were arrested for attempted burglary on the offices of the Democratic National Committee, igniting the Watergate scandal that ultimately led to the resignation of US president Richard Nixon more than two years later.
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Questions
When was Dwayne Johnson born?
Dwayne Johnson was born on Tuesday, May 2, 1972, in Hayward, California.
What day of the week was Dwayne Johnson born?
A Tuesday. May 2, 1972 fell on a Tuesday.
What was the #1 song when Dwayne Johnson was born?
“The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” by Roberta Flack was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 the week Dwayne Johnson was born. It spent 6 weeks at #1.
What is Dwayne Johnson’s zodiac sign?
Dwayne Johnson is a Taurus (born May 2), and was born in the Chinese year of the Rat.
What was the moon like when Dwayne Johnson was born?
A waning gibbous moon, about 84% lit, on the night of May 2, 1972.
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