Saturday, September 8, 1979 · Doylestown, Pennsylvania
The world the day Pink was born
Pink, the singer, arrived on a Saturday in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. This is what was on the radio, in the sky and on the price tags that day.
#1 that week
“My Sharona”
The Knack
The moon
waning gibbous
Star sign
♍ Virgo
Year of the Goat
U.S. president
Jimmy Carter
On every radio
The song at #1 the week Pink was born
“My Sharona” by The Knack topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 6 weeks, taking over from “Good Times”.
Tap the cover for a 30-second preview
Cost of living
What things cost in 1979
U.S. averages for the year Pink was born, next to the latest figures (Sep 2026).
- Gallon of gas90¢ → $4.48 today (5.0×)
- Postage stamp15¢ → 78¢ today (5.2×)
- Median new home$62,750 → $393,300 today (6.3×)
- Minimum wage$2.90 → $7.25 today (2.5×)
In the news
The year 1979
- Jan 16 · Iranian Revolution: The last Iranian Shah flees Iran with his family for good and relocates to Egypt.
- Feb 11 · The Iranian Revolution establishes an Islamic theocracy under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
- Mar 19 · The American cable television network C-SPAN, covering government proceedings and public-affairs programming, was launched.
- May 4 · Margaret Thatcher became the first female prime minister of the United Kingdom.
- May 25 · During takeoff from O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, an engine detached from American Airlines Flight 191, causing a crash that killed 273 people in the deadliest aviation accident in United States history.
Born around the same time
Pink 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 Pink born?
Pink was born on Saturday, September 8, 1979, in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
What day of the week was Pink born?
A Saturday. September 8, 1979 fell on a Saturday.
What was the #1 song when Pink was born?
“My Sharona” by The Knack was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 the week Pink was born. It spent 6 weeks at #1.
What is Pink’s zodiac sign?
Pink is a Virgo (born Sep 8), and was born in the Chinese year of the Goat.
What was the moon like when Pink was born?
A waning gibbous moon, about 91% lit, on the night of September 8, 1979.
More famous birthdays