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Simon Bazalgette

Simon Bazalgette, English businessman

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Born
March 28, 1962
Age in 2026
64
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1962

About Simon Bazalgette

Simon Bazalgette is a business leader, advisor and investor in the sports, leisure, media and entertainment industries. In 2020, Bazalgette founded Global Venue Services (GVS), an advisory, investment and business services firm operating in the sports, leisure, media and entertainment sectors. Under his leadership, Music Choice Europe reached more than 14 million subscribers across Europe and floated on the London Stock Exchange in 2000. Governed by Royal Charter, with a turnover in excess of £200 million, The Jockey Club is the largest commercial group in British horse racing.

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Simon Bazalgette timeline

  1. Under his leadership, Music Choice Europe reached more than 14 million subscribers across Europe and floated on the London Stock Exchange in 2000.
  2. In 2020, Bazalgette founded Global Venue Services (GVS), an advisory, investment and business services firm operating in the sports, leisure, media and entertainment sectors.

The world when Simon Bazalgette was born

Simon Bazalgette was born in 1962. 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 1962

  • #1 song"I Can't Stop Loving You" – Ray Charles
  • Top movieLawrence of Arabia
  • Top TV showThe Beverly Hillbillies
  • Best-selling bookA Clockwork Orange – Anthony Burgess

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentWilt Chamberlain scores 100 points in a single NBA game
  • Top headlineCuban Missile Crisis — world comes closest to nuclear war
  • Technology milestoneJohn Glenn orbits the Earth
  • Defining fadJames Bond mania (Dr. No released)
  • Notable inventionLED (light-emitting diode)
  • World population3.14 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJohn F. Kennedy
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population186.5M

1962 versus 2026

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

Measure19622026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$12,800$435,000
Average income$7,900$67,500
Minimum wage$1.15$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.70$11.95
Postage stamp$0.04$0.73
Population186.5M341 million

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