James Gavet

James Gavet, New Zealand rugby league player

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Born: October 19, 1989
Age in 2026: 37
Zodiac sign: Libra
Birth year: 1989

About James Gavet

James Gavet is a former Samoa international rugby league footballer who last played as a prop for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League. Gavet missed most of the 2013 NRL season with a foot injury and failed to make a first grade appearance. In round 1 against the St George Illawarra Dragons, Gavet made his club debut for Wests off the interchange bench in the club's 44-24 loss at ANZ Stadium his first match in 574 days. In round 19 against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at ANZ Stadium, Gavet scored his first NRL career try in the Tigers 46-18 win.

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The world when James Gavet was born

James Gavet was born in 1989. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1989

#1 song"Look Away" – Chicago
Top movieDriving Miss Daisy
Top TV showRoseanne
Best-selling bookThe Joy Luck Club – Amy Tan

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentSan Francisco earthquake interrupts the World Series
Top headlineFall of the Berlin Wall signals end of the Cold War
Technology milestoneWorld Wide Web invented by Tim Berners-Lee
Defining fadGame Boy
Notable inventionGame Boy
World population5.19 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderGeorge H.W. Bush
Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
Also wonDetroit Pistons (NBA)
U.S. population246.8M

1989 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in James Gavet's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1989	2026
Gas	$1.02	$3.45/gal
Average home	$93,100	$435,000
Average income	$34,213	$67,500
Minimum wage	$3.35	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$3.97	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.25	$0.73
Population	246.8M	341 million

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