Birthday profile

Wong Ka Kui

Wong Ka Kui, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1993)

Born
June 10, 1962
Died
June 30, 1993
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1962

About Wong Ka Kui

Wong Ka Kui, also known by his Japanese stage name Koma Wong, was a Hong Kong musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the leader and a co-founder of the rock band Beyond, where he was the lead vocalist, the rhythm guitarist and the primary songwriter. His younger brother Wong Ka Keung was also the band's bass guitarist. Wong Ka Kui wrote over 100 songs in his short life and was considered one of the iconic figures of Cantonese and Mandarin rock music. When Wong was a junior pupil in secondary school, he was firstly exposed to European and American music due to his classmate's introduction. Wong later on became a big fan of David Bowie and Pink Floyd.

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The world when Wong Ka Kui was born

Wong Ka Kui 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 Wong Ka Kui'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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