Friday, October 3, 1969 · Fullerton, California
The world the day Gwen Stefani was born
Gwen Stefani, the singer, arrived on a Friday in Fullerton, California. This is what was on the radio, in the sky and on the price tags that day.
#1 that week
“Sugar, Sugar”
The Archies
The moon
last quarter
Star sign
♎ Libra
Year of the Rooster
U.S. president
Richard Nixon
On every radio
The song at #1 the week Gwen was born
“Sugar, Sugar” by The Archies topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 4 weeks, taking over from “Honky Tonk Women”.
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Cost of living
What things cost in 1969
U.S. averages for the year Gwen Stefani was born, next to the latest figures (Jul 2025).
- Postage stamp6¢ → 78¢ today (13×)
- Median new home$25,600 → $393,300 today (15×)
- Minimum wage$1.60 → $7.25 today (4.5×)
In the news
The year 1969
- Mar 18 · Vietnam War: The United States began secretly bombing the Sihanouk Trail in Cambodia, used by communist forces to infiltrate South Vietnam.
- May 30 · A demonstration by workers and activists on the Caribbean island of Curaçao escalated into a violent uprising which destroyed much of Willemstad.
- Jun 28 · In response to a police raid at the Stonewall Inn in New York City, groups of gay and transgender people began demonstrations, a watershed event for the worldwide gay rights movement.
- Jul 16 · The Apollo 11 lunar landing mission is launched from Cape Kennedy in Florida, USA.
- Jul 20 · The Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle landed on the Sea of Tranquillity, where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first men to walk on the Moon six and a half hours later.
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Questions
When was Gwen Stefani born?
Gwen Stefani was born on Friday, October 3, 1969, in Fullerton, California.
What day of the week was Gwen Stefani born?
A Friday. October 3, 1969 fell on a Friday.
What was the #1 song when Gwen Stefani was born?
“Sugar, Sugar” by The Archies was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 the week Gwen Stefani was born. It spent 4 weeks at #1.
What is Gwen Stefani’s zodiac sign?
Gwen Stefani is a Libra (born Oct 3), and was born in the Chinese year of the Rooster.
What was the moon like when Gwen Stefani was born?
A last quarter moon, about 46% lit, on the night of October 3, 1969.
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