Wednesday, June 16, 1971 · New York City
The world the day Tupac Shakur was born
Tupac Shakur, the rapper, arrived on a Wednesday in New York City. This is what was on the radio, in the sky and on the price tags that day.
#1 that week
“Want Ads”
The Honey Cone
The moon
last quarter
Star sign
♊ Gemini
Year of the Pig
U.S. president
Richard Nixon
On every radio
The song at #1 the week Tupac was born
“Want Ads” by The Honey Cone topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 1 week, taking over from “Brown Sugar”.
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Cost of living
What things cost in 1971
U.S. averages for the year Tupac Shakur 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 Tupac Shakur born?
Tupac Shakur was born on Wednesday, June 16, 1971, in New York City.
What day of the week was Tupac Shakur born?
A Wednesday. June 16, 1971 fell on a Wednesday.
What was the #1 song when Tupac Shakur was born?
“Want Ads” by The Honey Cone was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 the week Tupac Shakur was born. It spent 1 week at #1.
What is Tupac Shakur’s zodiac sign?
Tupac Shakur is a Gemini (born Jun 16), and was born in the Chinese year of the Pig.
What was the moon like when Tupac Shakur was born?
A last quarter moon, about 41% lit, on the night of June 16, 1971.
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