Monday, March 6, 1972 · Newark, New Jersey
The world the day Shaquille O’Neal was born
Shaquille O’Neal, the basketball player, arrived on a Monday in Newark, New Jersey. This is what was on the radio, in the sky and on the price tags that day.
#1 that week
“Without You”
Nilsson
The moon
waning gibbous
Star sign
♓ Pisces
Year of the Rat
U.S. president
Richard Nixon
On every radio
The song at #1 the week Shaquille was born
“Without You” by Nilsson topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 4 weeks, taking over from “Let's Stay Together”.
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Cost of living
What things cost in 1972
U.S. averages for the year Shaquille O’Neal was born, next to the latest figures (Jul 2025).
- Postage stamp8¢ → 78¢ today (9.8×)
- Median new home$27,525 → $393,300 today (14×)
- Minimum wage$1.60 → $7.25 today (4.5×)
In the news
The year 1972
- Jan 9 · The Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association lost to the Milwaukee Bucks, ending a 33-game winning streak, the longest in major American professional team sports.
- Jan 30 · Pakistan leaves the Commonwealth of Nations in protest of its recognition of breakaway Bangladesh.
- May 15 · The Ryukyu Islands were returned to Japan by the United States, and the U.S. occupation government was abolished.
- May 21 · Michelangelo's Pietà in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome is damaged by a vandal, the mentally disturbed Hungarian geologist Laszlo Toth.
- Jun 17 · Five men were arrested for attempted burglary on the offices of the Democratic National Committee, igniting the Watergate scandal that ultimately led to the resignation of US president Richard Nixon more than two years later.
Born around the same time
Shaquille O’Neal shares a birthday with…
Shaquille O'Neal
American basketball player · born Mar 6, 1972
Eminem
rapper · born October 17, 1972
Dwayne Johnson
actor · born May 2, 1972
The Notorious B.I.G.
rapper · born May 21, 1972
Ben Affleck
actor · born August 15, 1972
Sofía Vergara
actress · born July 10, 1972
Cameron Diaz
actress · born August 30, 1972
Sundar Pichai
Google CEO · born June 10, 1972
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Questions
When was Shaquille O’Neal born?
Shaquille O’Neal was born on Monday, March 6, 1972, in Newark, New Jersey.
What day of the week was Shaquille O’Neal born?
A Monday. March 6, 1972 fell on a Monday.
What was the #1 song when Shaquille O’Neal was born?
“Without You” by Nilsson was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 the week Shaquille O’Neal was born. It spent 4 weeks at #1.
What is Shaquille O’Neal’s zodiac sign?
Shaquille O’Neal is a Pisces (born Mar 6), and was born in the Chinese year of the Rat.
What was the moon like when Shaquille O’Neal was born?
A waning gibbous moon, about 64% lit, on the night of March 6, 1972.
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