Friday, March 28, 1986 · New York City
The world the day Lady Gaga was born
Lady Gaga, the singer, arrived on a Friday in New York City. This is what was on the radio, in the sky and on the price tags that day.
#1 that week
“These Dreams”
Heart
The moon
waning gibbous
Star sign
♈ Aries
Year of the Tiger
U.S. president
Ronald Reagan
On every radio
The song at #1 the week Lady was born
“These Dreams” by Heart topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 1 week, taking over from “Sara”.
Tap the cover for a 30-second preview
Cost of living
What things cost in 1986
U.S. averages for the year Lady Gaga 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.
Born around the same time
Lady Gaga shares a birth year with…
Your day, not just your year
Now see your day.
The weather, the #1 song and the moon on the day you were born, in your city. Free, no sign-up.
See your exact day →The weather, the sky and the #1 song from that exact day, in your city
Questions
When was Lady Gaga born?
Lady Gaga was born on Friday, March 28, 1986, in New York City.
What day of the week was Lady Gaga born?
A Friday. March 28, 1986 fell on a Friday.
What was the #1 song when Lady Gaga was born?
“These Dreams” by Heart was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 the week Lady Gaga was born. It spent 1 week at #1.
What is Lady Gaga’s zodiac sign?
Lady Gaga is a Aries (born Mar 28), and was born in the Chinese year of the Tiger.
What was the moon like when Lady Gaga was born?
A waning gibbous moon, about 90% lit, on the night of March 28, 1986.
More famous birthdays