Friday, January 17, 1964 · Chicago, Illinois
The world the day Michelle Obama was born
Michelle Obama, the former First Lady, arrived on a Friday in Chicago, Illinois. This is what was on the radio, in the sky and on the price tags that day.
#1 that week
“There! I've Said It Again”
Bobby Vinton
The moon
waxing crescent
Star sign
♑ Capricorn
Year of the Rabbit
U.S. president
Lyndon B. Johnson
On every radio
The song at #1 the week Michelle was born
“There! I've Said It Again” by Bobby Vinton topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 4 weeks, taking over from “Dominique”.
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Cost of living
What things cost in 1964
U.S. averages for the year Michelle Obama was born, next to the latest figures (Jul 2025).
- Postage stamp5¢ → 78¢ today (16×)
- Median new home$18,925 → $393,300 today (21×)
- Minimum wage$1.25 → $7.25 today (5.8×)
In the news
The year 1964
- Feb 7 · The Beatles land in the United States for the first time, at the newly renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport.
- Feb 9 · As Beatlemania swept the United States, the Beatles made their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show before a record-breaking audience, beginning a musical phenomenon known as the British Invasion.
- Mar 6 · In a radio broadcast, Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad announced that American boxer Cassius Clay would change his name to Muhammad Ali.
- Mar 14 · Jack Ruby is convicted of killing Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassin who had shot and killed John F. Kennedy the previous year.
- Mar 30 · Jeopardy!, the popular American game show created by Merv Griffin, made its debut on the NBC television network.
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Questions
When was Michelle Obama born?
Michelle Obama was born on Friday, January 17, 1964, in Chicago, Illinois.
What day of the week was Michelle Obama born?
A Friday. January 17, 1964 fell on a Friday.
What was the #1 song when Michelle Obama was born?
“There! I've Said It Again” by Bobby Vinton was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 the week Michelle Obama was born. It spent 4 weeks at #1.
What is Michelle Obama’s zodiac sign?
Michelle Obama is a Capricorn (born Jan 17), and was born in the Chinese year of the Rabbit.
What was the moon like when Michelle Obama was born?
A waxing crescent moon, about 9% lit, on the night of January 17, 1964.
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