Thursday, December 4, 1969 · Brooklyn, New York
The world the day Jay-Z was born
Jay-Z, the rapper, arrived on a Thursday in Brooklyn, New York. This is what was on the radio, in the sky and on the price tags that day.
#1 that week
“Come Together/Something”
The Beatles
The moon
waning crescent
Star sign
♐ Sagittarius
Year of the Rooster
U.S. president
Richard Nixon
On every radio
The song at #1 the week Jay-Z was born
“Come Together/Something” by The Beatles topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 1 week, taking over from “Wedding Bell Blues”.
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Cost of living
What things cost in 1969
U.S. averages for the year Jay-Z 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 Jay-Z born?
Jay-Z was born on Thursday, December 4, 1969, in Brooklyn, New York.
What day of the week was Jay-Z born?
A Thursday. December 4, 1969 fell on a Thursday.
What was the #1 song when Jay-Z was born?
“Come Together/Something” by The Beatles was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 the week Jay-Z was born. It spent 1 week at #1.
What is Jay-Z’s zodiac sign?
Jay-Z is a Sagittarius (born Dec 4), and was born in the Chinese year of the Rooster.
What was the moon like when Jay-Z was born?
A waning crescent moon, about 24% lit, on the night of December 4, 1969.
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