Tuesday, November 4, 1969 · Uvalde, Texas

The world the day Matthew McConaughey was born

Matthew McConaughey, the actor, arrived on a Tuesday in Uvalde, Texas. This is what was on the radio, in the sky and on the price tags that day.

#1 that week

“Suspicious Minds”

Elvis Presley

The moon

26% lit

waning crescent

Star sign

♏ Scorpio

Year of the Rooster

U.S. president

Richard Nixon

On every radio

The song at #1 the week Matthew was born

“Suspicious Minds” by Elvis Presley topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 1 week, taking over from “I Can't Get Next To You”.

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Cost of living

What things cost in 1969

U.S. averages for the year Matthew McConaughey 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 Matthew McConaughey born?

Matthew McConaughey was born on Tuesday, November 4, 1969, in Uvalde, Texas.

What day of the week was Matthew McConaughey born?

A Tuesday. November 4, 1969 fell on a Tuesday.

What was the #1 song when Matthew McConaughey was born?

“Suspicious Minds” by Elvis Presley was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 the week Matthew McConaughey was born. It spent 1 week at #1.

What is Matthew McConaughey’s zodiac sign?

Matthew McConaughey is a Scorpio (born Nov 4), and was born in the Chinese year of the Rooster.

What was the moon like when Matthew McConaughey was born?

A waning crescent moon, about 26% lit, on the night of November 4, 1969.

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