Saturday, July 1, 1961 · Sandringham, England
The world the day Princess Diana was born
Princess Diana, the Princess of Wales, arrived on a Saturday in Sandringham, England. This is what was on the radio, in the sky and on the price tags that day.
#1 that week
“Quarter To Three”
U.S. Bonds
The moon
waning gibbous
Star sign
♋ Cancer
Year of the Ox
U.S. president
John F. Kennedy
On every radio
The song at #1 the week Princess was born
“Quarter To Three” by U.S. Bonds topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 2 weeks, taking over from “Moody River”.
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Cost of living
What things cost in 1961
U.S. averages for the year Princess Diana was born, next to the latest figures (Jul 2025).
- Postage stamp4¢ → 78¢ today (20×)
- Minimum wage$1.00 → $7.25 today (7.3×)
In the news
The year 1961
- Jan 3 · Cold War: After a series of economic retaliations against one another, the United States severs diplomatic relations with Cuba.
- Jan 3 · The SL-1 nuclear reactor, near Idaho Falls, Idaho, is destroyed by a steam explosion in the only reactor incident in the United States to cause immediate fatalities.
- Feb 14 · Lawrencium, the radioactive synthetic element with atomic number 103, was first synthesized at the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley.
- Apr 11 · The trial of Adolf Eichmann begins in Jerusalem.
- Apr 20 · Cold War: Failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion of US-backed Cuban exiles against Cuba.
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Questions
When was Princess Diana born?
Princess Diana was born on Saturday, July 1, 1961, in Sandringham, England.
What day of the week was Princess Diana born?
A Saturday. July 1, 1961 fell on a Saturday.
What was the #1 song when Princess Diana was born?
“Quarter To Three” by U.S. Bonds was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 the week Princess Diana was born. It spent 2 weeks at #1.
What is Princess Diana’s zodiac sign?
Princess Diana is a Cancer (born Jul 1), and was born in the Chinese year of the Ox.
What was the moon like when Princess Diana was born?
A waning gibbous moon, about 84% lit, on the night of July 1, 1961.
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