Saturday, October 23, 1976 · Vancouver, Canada
The world the day Ryan Reynolds was born
Ryan Reynolds, the actor, arrived on a Saturday in Vancouver, Canada. This is what was on the radio, in the sky and on the price tags that day.
#1 that week
“If You Leave Me Now”
Chicago
The moon
new moon
Star sign
♏ Scorpio
Year of the Dragon
U.S. president
Gerald Ford
On every radio
The song at #1 the week Ryan was born
“If You Leave Me Now” by Chicago topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 2 weeks, taking over from “Disco Duck (Part I)”.
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Cost of living
What things cost in 1976
U.S. averages for the year Ryan Reynolds was born, next to the latest figures (Sep 2026).
- Gallon of gas61¢ → $4.48 today (7.3×)
- Postage stamp13¢ → 78¢ today (6.0×)
- Median new home$44,225 → $393,300 today (8.9×)
- Minimum wage$2.30 → $7.25 today (3.2×)
In the news
The year 1976
- Jan 12 · The United Nations Security Council votes 11–1 to allow the Palestine Liberation Organization to participate in a Security Council debate (without voting rights).
- Jan 21 · Concorde, an Anglo-French supersonic airliner, began scheduled commercial flights to London, Paris, Bahrain, and Rio de Janeiro.
- Feb 19 · Executive Order 9066, which led to the relocation of Japanese Americans to internment camps, is rescinded by President Gerald Ford's Proclamation 4417.
- Mar 27 · The Washington Metro, the second-busiest rapid transit system in the U.S., opened to commuters.
- Apr 1 · Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple Computer, Inc..
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Questions
When was Ryan Reynolds born?
Ryan Reynolds was born on Saturday, October 23, 1976, in Vancouver, Canada.
What day of the week was Ryan Reynolds born?
A Saturday. October 23, 1976 fell on a Saturday.
What was the #1 song when Ryan Reynolds was born?
“If You Leave Me Now” by Chicago was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 the week Ryan Reynolds was born. It spent 2 weeks at #1.
What is Ryan Reynolds’s zodiac sign?
Ryan Reynolds is a Scorpio (born Oct 23), and was born in the Chinese year of the Dragon.
What was the moon like when Ryan Reynolds was born?
A new moon moon, about 1% lit, on the night of October 23, 1976.
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