Tim Rice-Oxley

Tim Rice-Oxley, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player

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Born: June 2, 1976
Age in 2026: 50
Zodiac sign: Gemini
Birth year: 1976

About Tim Rice-Oxley

Timothy James Rice-Oxley is a British musician, best known for being the keyboardist, backing vocalist and songwriter of the alternative rock band Keane. In 2010, he formed a side-project, Mt. Desolation, with his Keane bandmate Jesse Quin. Timothy James Rice-Oxley (born 2 June 1976) is a British musician, best known for being the keyboardist, backing vocalist and songwriter of the alternative rock band Keane. Rice-Oxley won an Ivor Novello Award for Songwriter of the Year in May 2005.

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Tim Rice-Oxley timeline

1976Timothy James Rice-Oxley (born 2 June 1976) is a British musician, best known for being the keyboardist, backing vocalist and songwriter of the alternative rock band Keane.
2005Rice-Oxley won an Ivor Novello Award for Songwriter of the Year in May 2005.

The world when Tim Rice-Oxley was born

Tim Rice-Oxley was born in 1976. 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 1976

#1 song"Silly Love Songs" – Wings
Top movieRocky
Top TV showHappy Days
Best-selling bookRoots – Alex Haley

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentNadia Comaneci scores first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics
Top headlineAmerica celebrates its 200th birthday
Technology milestoneApple Computer founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak
Defining fadCB radios
Notable inventionLaser printer
World population4.16 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderGerald Ford
Sports championCincinnati Reds (World Series)
Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
U.S. population218.0M

1976 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Tim Rice-Oxley's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1976	2026
Gas	$0.59	$3.45/gal
Average home	$48,000	$435,000
Average income	$14,958	$67,500
Minimum wage	$2.30	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$2.13	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.13	$0.73
Population	218.0M	341 million

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