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Kevin Barron

Kevin Barron, English electrician and politician

Born
October 26, 1946
Age in 2026
80
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1946

About Kevin Barron

Sir Kevin John Barron is a British Labour Party politician and former coal industry worker. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rother Valley from 1983 until 2019. Kevin Barron remarried, to Andree Deane, in 2012. On leaving school in 1962, Barron became an electrician at the Maltby colliery.

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Kevin Barron timeline

  1. On leaving school in 1962, Barron became an electrician at the Maltby colliery.
  2. Kevin Barron remarried, to Andree Deane, in 2012.

The world when Kevin Barron was born

Kevin Barron was born in 1946. 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 1946

  • #1 song"The Christmas Song" – Nat King Cole
  • Top movieThe Best Years of Our Lives
  • Best-selling bookThe King's General – Daphne du Maurier

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst NBA (BAA) season begins
  • Top headlineUnited Nations General Assembly holds its first session
  • Technology milestoneENIAC — first general-purpose electronic computer
  • Defining fadBaby boom begins
  • Notable inventionTupperware
  • World population2.43 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population141.4M

1946 versus 2026

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

Measure19462026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$6,600$435,000
Average income$4,300$67,500
Minimum wage$0.40$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.35$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population141.4M341 million

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