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Rob Byrnes

Rob Byrnes, American author and blogger

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Born
December 8, 1958
Age in 2026
68
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1958

About Rob Byrnes

Robert Charles "Rob" Byrnes Jr. (born December 8, 1958) is a 21st-century gay American, novelist and blogger, whose fiction focuses primarily on gay men and other sexual minorities. He serves on the Steering Committee for The Publishing Triangle, and was also a member of the Executive Council of the International Association of Crime Writers/North American Branch from 2011 to 2015. Byrnes's first three novels were gay comic romances. His acclaimed debut, The Night We Met, was released in 2002. Byrnes was born on December 8, 1958, in Rochester, New York.

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Rob Byrnes timeline

  1. Byrnes was born on December 8, 1958, in Rochester, New York.
  2. His acclaimed debut, The Night We Met, was released in 2002.

The world when Rob Byrnes was born

Rob Byrnes was born in 1958. 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 1958

  • #1 song"Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare)" – Domenico Modugno
  • Top movieGigi
  • Top TV showGunsmoke
  • Best-selling bookDoctor Zhivago – Boris Pasternak

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentNFL Championship "Greatest Game Ever Played" — Colts vs Giants
  • Top headlineNASA created as the United States enters the Space Race
  • Technology milestoneNASA founded
  • Defining fadHula Hoops — 25 million sold in 4 months
  • Notable inventionHula Hoop
  • World population2.93 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonSt. Louis Hawks (NBA)
  • U.S. population174.1M

1958 versus 2026

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

Measure19582026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$12,750$435,000
Average income$6,600$67,500
Minimum wage$1.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.68$11.95
Postage stamp$0.04$0.73
Population174.1M341 million

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