Wednesday, August 3, 1977 · San Mateo, California
The world the day Tom Brady was born
Tom Brady, the quarterback, arrived on a Wednesday in San Mateo, California. This is what was on the radio, in the sky and on the price tags that day.
#1 that week
“I Just Want To Be Your Everything”
Andy Gibb
The moon
waning gibbous
Star sign
♌ Leo
Year of the Snake
U.S. president
Jimmy Carter
On every radio
The song at #1 the week Tom was born
“I Just Want To Be Your Everything” by Andy Gibb topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 4 weeks, taking over from “Looks Like We Made It”.
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Cost of living
What things cost in 1977
U.S. averages for the year Tom Brady was born, next to the latest figures (Sep 2026).
- Gallon of gas66¢ → $4.48 today (6.8×)
- Postage stamp13¢ → 78¢ today (6.0×)
- Median new home$48,900 → $393,300 today (8.0×)
- Minimum wage$2.30 → $7.25 today (3.2×)
In the news
The year 1977
- Jan 17 · Capital punishment in the United States resumes after a ten-year hiatus, as convicted murderer Gary Gilmore is executed by firing squad in Utah.
- Feb 18 · The Xinjiang 61st Regiment Farm fire started during Chinese New Year when a firecracker ignited the wreaths of late Mao Zedong, killing 694 personnel.
- Feb 18 · NASA's first Space Shuttle, Enterprise, made its first test flight on top of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.
- Mar 11 · The 1977 Hanafi Siege: Around 150 hostages held in Washington, D.C., by Hanafi Muslims are set free after ambassadors from three Islamic nations join negotiations.
- Mar 27 · Tenerife airport disaster: Two Boeing 747 airliners collide on a foggy runway on Tenerife in the Canary Islands, killing 583 (all 248 on KLM and 335 on Pan Am). Sixty-one survived on the Pan Am flight. This is the deadliest aviation accident in history.
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Questions
When was Tom Brady born?
Tom Brady was born on Wednesday, August 3, 1977, in San Mateo, California.
What day of the week was Tom Brady born?
A Wednesday. August 3, 1977 fell on a Wednesday.
What was the #1 song when Tom Brady was born?
“I Just Want To Be Your Everything” by Andy Gibb was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 the week Tom Brady was born. It spent 4 weeks at #1.
What is Tom Brady’s zodiac sign?
Tom Brady is a Leo (born Aug 3), and was born in the Chinese year of the Snake.
What was the moon like when Tom Brady was born?
A waning gibbous moon, about 78% lit, on the night of August 3, 1977.
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