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Michael Eavis

Michael Eavis, English farmer, founded the Glastonbury Festival

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Born
October 17, 1935
Age in 2026
91
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1935

About Michael Eavis

Sir Athelstan Joseph Michael Eavis is an English dairy farmer and the co-creator of the Glastonbury Festival, which takes place at his farm in Pilton, Somerset. In 2015 train operator First Great Western named High Speed Train powercar 43026 Michael Eavis. Eavis and his first wife, Ruth, had three daughters, but divorced in 1964. Eavis was awarded the Freedom of the Town of Glastonbury on 3 May 2022. In 2012, he was awarded an honorary Master of Arts degree from the University for the Creative Arts.

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Michael Eavis timeline

  1. Eavis and his first wife, Ruth, had three daughters, but divorced in 1964.
  2. In 2012, he was awarded an honorary Master of Arts degree from the University for the Creative Arts.
  3. In 2015 train operator First Great Western named High Speed Train powercar 43026 Michael Eavis.
  4. Eavis was awarded the Freedom of the Town of Glastonbury on 3 May 2022.

The world when Michael Eavis was born

Michael Eavis was born in 1935. 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 1935

  • #1 song"Cheek to Cheek" – Fred Astaire
  • Top movieMutiny on the Bounty
  • Best-selling bookGreen Light - Lloyd C. Douglas

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJesse Owens sets 3 world records in 45 minutes at Big Ten meet
  • Top headlineSocial Security Act signed into law by FDR
  • Technology milestoneRadar first demonstrated
  • Defining fadMonopoly officially released by Parker Brothers
  • Notable inventionBeer in cans
  • World population2.23 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championDetroit Tigers (World Series)
  • U.S. population127.3M

1935 versus 2026

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

Measure19352026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,000$435,000
Average income$2,700$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population127.3M341 million

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