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Barry Briggs

Barry Briggs, New Zealand motorcycle racer and sportscaster

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Born
December 30, 1934
Age in 2026
92
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1934

About Barry Briggs

Barry Briggs (born 30 December 1934) is a New Zealand former speedway rider. Briggs also twice won his home title, the New Zealand Championship, winning in 1959 and again in 1963. He won the World Individual Championship title four times: in 1957, 1958, 1964 and 1966. He appeared in a record 17 consecutive World Individual finals (1954–70), and a record 18 in all, during which he scored a record 201 points. He also won the London Riders' Championship in 1955 whilst riding for the Wimbledon Dons.

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Barry Briggs timeline

  1. He appeared in a record 17 consecutive World Individual finals (1954–70), and a record 18 in all, during which he scored a record 201 points.
  2. He also won the London Riders' Championship in 1955 whilst riding for the Wimbledon Dons.
  3. He won the World Individual Championship title four times: in 1957, 1958, 1964 and 1966.
  4. Briggs also twice won his home title, the New Zealand Championship, winning in 1959 and again in 1963.

The world when Barry Briggs was born

Barry Briggs was born in 1934. 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 1934

  • #1 song"Stars Fell on Alabama"
  • Top movieIt Happened One Night
  • Best-selling bookTender Is the Night – F. Scott Fitzgerald

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Masters Tournament held at Augusta National
  • Top headlineFBI kills John Dillinger outside a Chicago theater
  • Technology milestoneFirst streamlined passenger train (Burlington Zephyr)
  • Defining fadShirley Temple mania
  • Notable inventionLaundromat
  • World population2.20 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population126.4M

1934 versus 2026

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

Measure19342026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$4,900$435,000
Average income$2,500$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.20$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population126.4M341 million

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