Born in 1955 · Baby Boomer
What was the world like in 1955?
India's #1 song of the year was Mera Joota Hai Japani from Shree 420, topping Binaca Geetmala's annual countdown.
The receipt
What things cost in 1955.
Gold, 10 g (24K)
₹79
₹1,42,707 today
People in India
39 crore
146 crore today
Babies born in India each day
≈ 44,600
an estimate
Chinese zodiac
Goat
from 24 January 1955
Gold: yearly average, 24K, approx. Petrol: Delhi pump price around mid-year, approx. Sensex: BSE year-end close. Today's figures as of late Oct 2026. For curiosity, not advice.
Not invented yet
If you were born in 1955, none of this existed.
1957
Sputnik, the first satellite, reaches orbit
1959
Doordarshan makes its first broadcast from Delhi
1961
Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human in space
1969
Humans walk on the Moon
1975
Aryabhata, India's first satellite, launches
1975
Sholay releases in cinemas
1982
Colour television arrives in India
1983
India wins its first Cricket World Cup at Lord's
And 39 more. Your exact day shows the full list.
The year is the trailer. Your day is the film.
The Moon and your nakshatra, the weather in your city, the front page and who shares your birthday.
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