Rat Scabies

Rat Scabies, English drummer and producer

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Born: July 30, 1955
Age in 2026: 71
Zodiac sign: Leo
Birth year: 1955

About Rat Scabies

Christopher John Millar, known by his stage name Rat Scabies, is a musician and the drummer for English punk rock band the Damned. In February 2024 The Damned announced that, for the first time in 35 years, they would be doing a ten-date North American tour featuring their 1980s lineup of Scabies, Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible and Paul Gray. The Damned played their first gig supporting the Sex Pistols, and later released the first punk single in the UK, "New Rose". Rat Scabies, Glen Matlock & Steve Mackay) (2015) "Chew On You" (2018, Cleopatra) Rock supergroup The Spammed recording Tommy Gun - Specialized Project.

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Rat Scabies timeline

2015Rat Scabies, Glen Matlock & Steve Mackay) (2015) "Chew On You" (2018, Cleopatra) Rock supergroup The Spammed recording Tommy Gun - Specialized Project.
2024In February 2024 The Damned announced that, for the first time in 35 years, they would be doing a ten-date North American tour featuring their 1980s lineup of Scabies, Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible and Paul Gray.

The world when Rat Scabies was born

Rat Scabies was born in 1955. 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 1955

#1 song"Rock Around the Clock" – Bill Haley & His Comets
Top movieMarty
Top TV showThe $64,000 Question
Best-selling bookLolita – Vladimir Nabokov

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentBrooklyn Dodgers win their first World Series
Top headlineRosa Parks sparks the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Technology milestoneDisneyland opens in Anaheim, California
Defining fadJames Dean and rebel culture
Notable inventionVelcro commercially available
World population2.77 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
Sports championBrooklyn Dodgers (World Series)
Also wonSyracuse Nationals (NBA)
U.S. population165.3M

1955 versus 2026

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

Measure	1955	2026
Gas	$0.29	$3.45/gal
Average home	$10,950	$435,000
Average income	$6,200	$67,500
Minimum wage	$0.75	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.50	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	165.3M	341 million

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