Thursday, June 30, 1966 · Brooklyn, New York
The world the day Mike Tyson was born
Mike Tyson, the boxer, 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
“Paperback Writer”
The Beatles
The moon
waxing gibbous
Star sign
♋ Cancer
Year of the Horse
U.S. president
Lyndon B. Johnson
On every radio
The song at #1 the week Mike was born
“Paperback Writer” by The Beatles topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 2 weeks, taking over from “Paint It, Black”.
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Cost of living
What things cost in 1966
U.S. averages for the year Mike Tyson was born, next to the latest figures (Jul 2025).
- Postage stamp5¢ → 78¢ today (16×)
- Median new home$21,500 → $393,300 today (18×)
- Minimum wage$1.25 → $7.25 today (5.8×)
In the news
The year 1966
- Jan 12 · Lyndon B. Johnson states that the United States should stay in South Vietnam until Communist aggression there is ended.
- Jan 19 · Indira Gandhi becomes India's first female prime minister.
- Feb 28 · American test pilots Charles Bassett and Elliot See die in a plane crash in St. Louis, Missouri.
- Mar 8 · Nelson's Pillar, a large granite pillar topped by a statue of Lord Nelson in Dublin, Ireland, was severely damaged by a bomb.
- Mar 31 · The Labour Party under Harold Wilson wins the 1966 United Kingdom general election.
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Questions
When was Mike Tyson born?
Mike Tyson was born on Thursday, June 30, 1966, in Brooklyn, New York.
What day of the week was Mike Tyson born?
A Thursday. June 30, 1966 fell on a Thursday.
What was the #1 song when Mike Tyson was born?
“Paperback Writer” by The Beatles was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 the week Mike Tyson was born. It spent 2 weeks at #1.
What is Mike Tyson’s zodiac sign?
Mike Tyson is a Cancer (born Jun 30), and was born in the Chinese year of the Horse.
What was the moon like when Mike Tyson was born?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 96% lit, on the night of June 30, 1966.
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