Brad Takairangi

Brad Takairangi, Australian-Cook Islands rugby league player

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Born: June 14, 1989
Age in 2026: 37
Zodiac sign: Gemini
Birth year: 1989

About Brad Takairangi

Brad Takairangi is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a five-eighth or centre. He has played for the Cook Islands, New Zealand and the New Zealand Māori at international level. Takairangi finished his first year with Parramatta with him playing in 17 matches and scoring 4 tries but mostly known for his combination and try assists to his wing partner Semi Radradra. Takairangi returned to the Parramatta side in round 7 against Manly, Parramatta went on to win the match 44–10 which was their first of the season. Takairangi began the 2019 NRL season as one of the club's first choice centres.

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The world when Brad Takairangi was born

Brad Takairangi was born in 1989. 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 1989

#1 song"Look Away" – Chicago
Top movieDriving Miss Daisy
Top TV showRoseanne
Best-selling bookThe Joy Luck Club – Amy Tan

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentSan Francisco earthquake interrupts the World Series
Top headlineFall of the Berlin Wall signals end of the Cold War
Technology milestoneWorld Wide Web invented by Tim Berners-Lee
Defining fadGame Boy
Notable inventionGame Boy
World population5.19 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderGeorge H.W. Bush
Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
Also wonDetroit Pistons (NBA)
U.S. population246.8M

1989 versus 2026

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

Measure	1989	2026
Gas	$1.02	$3.45/gal
Average home	$93,100	$435,000
Average income	$34,213	$67,500
Minimum wage	$3.35	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$3.97	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.25	$0.73
Population	246.8M	341 million

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