Saturday, June 10, 1972 · Madurai, India
The world the day Sundar Pichai was born
Sundar Pichai, the Google CEO, arrived on a Saturday in Madurai, India. This is what was on the radio, in the sky and on the price tags that day.
#1 that week
“The Candy Man”
Sammy Davis, Jr. with The Mike Curb Congregation
The moon
new moon
Star sign
♊ Gemini
Year of the Rat
U.S. president
Richard Nixon
On every radio
The song at #1 the week Sundar was born
“The Candy Man” by Sammy Davis, Jr. with The Mike Curb Congregation topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 3 weeks, taking over from “I'll Take You There”.
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Cost of living
What things cost in 1972
U.S. averages for the year Sundar Pichai 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.
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Questions
When was Sundar Pichai born?
Sundar Pichai was born on Saturday, June 10, 1972, in Madurai, India.
What day of the week was Sundar Pichai born?
A Saturday. June 10, 1972 fell on a Saturday.
What was the #1 song when Sundar Pichai was born?
“The Candy Man” by Sammy Davis, Jr. with The Mike Curb Congregation was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 the week Sundar Pichai was born. It spent 3 weeks at #1.
What is Sundar Pichai’s zodiac sign?
Sundar Pichai is a Gemini (born Jun 10), and was born in the Chinese year of the Rat.
What was the moon like when Sundar Pichai was born?
A new moon moon, about 1% lit, on the night of June 10, 1972.
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