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David Kirk, New Zealand rugby player and coach
David Edward Kirk is a former New Zealand rugby union player. He is best known for having been the captain of the All Blacks when they won the inaugural Rugby World Cup in 1987. Kirk played domestic rugby for Otago and Auckland, and first toured with the All Blacks in 1983.
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David Kirk was born in 1960. 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.
These figures put everyday life in David Kirk's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.
| Measure | 1960 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.31 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $12,700 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $7,400 | $67,500 |
| Minimum wage | $1.00 | $7.25/hr (federal) |
| Movie ticket | $0.69 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.04 | $0.73 |
| Population | 180.7M | 341 million |
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