Friday, April 16, 1971 · Lake Jackson, Texas
The world the day Selena Quintanilla was born
Selena Quintanilla, the singer, arrived on a Friday in Lake Jackson, Texas. This is what was on the radio, in the sky and on the price tags that day.
#1 that week
“Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)”
The Temptations
The moon
waning gibbous
Star sign
♈ Aries
Year of the Pig
U.S. president
Richard Nixon
On every radio
The song at #1 the week Selena was born
“Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)” by The Temptations topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 2 weeks, taking over from “Me And Bobby McGee”.
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Cost of living
What things cost in 1971
U.S. averages for the year Selena Quintanilla was born, next to the latest figures (Jul 2025).
- Postage stamp8¢ → 78¢ today (9.8×)
- Median new home$25,225 → $393,300 today (16×)
- Minimum wage$1.60 → $7.25 today (4.5×)
In the news
The year 1971
- Jan 25 · Charles Manson and four "Family" members (three of them female) are found guilty of the 1969 Tate–LaBianca murders.
- Feb 9 · An earthquake registering 6.6 Mw struck the northern San Fernando Valley near the Los Angeles district of Sylmar, killing 65 people.
- Apr 19 · Charles Manson is sentenced to death (later commuted to life imprisonment) for conspiracy in the Tate–LaBianca murders.
- Jun 6 · Hughes Airwest Flight 706 collided with a US Marine Corps jet near Duarte, California, killing 50 people.
- Jun 13 · The New York Times published the first excerpts from the Pentagon Papers, a 7,000-page classified Department of Defense history of the United States' political and military involvement in the Vietnam War.
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Questions
When was Selena Quintanilla born?
Selena Quintanilla was born on Friday, April 16, 1971, in Lake Jackson, Texas.
What day of the week was Selena Quintanilla born?
A Friday. April 16, 1971 fell on a Friday.
What was the #1 song when Selena Quintanilla was born?
“Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)” by The Temptations was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 the week Selena Quintanilla was born. It spent 2 weeks at #1.
What is Selena Quintanilla’s zodiac sign?
Selena Quintanilla is a Aries (born Apr 16), and was born in the Chinese year of the Pig.
What was the moon like when Selena Quintanilla was born?
A waning gibbous moon, about 68% lit, on the night of April 16, 1971.
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