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David Renneberg

David Renneberg, Australian cricketer

Born
September 23, 1942
Age in 2026
84
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1942

About David Renneberg

David Alexander Renneberg (23 September 1942 – 7 April 2025) was an Australian cricketer who played in eight Test matches from 1966 to 1968. Born to parents of German ancestry, Renneberg was a tall fast bowler who played for New South Wales from 1964–65 to 1970–71. He toured South Africa in 1966–67 and England in 1968 with the Australian Test team. He played a season for Rawtenstall in the Lancashire League in 1969. Renneberg's best first-class bowling figures were 8 for 72 against Essex on the 1968 tour. His best Test figures were 5 for 39 against India in the First Test of the 1967–68 series in Australia. He had taken his best Sheffield Shield figures of 7 for 33 against Queensland a month earlier. Renneberg retired after 1970–71 season. He provided comments on ABC radio cricket broadcasts in Sydney from 1974 to 1986. He died on 7 April 2025 at the age of 82.

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David Renneberg timeline

  1. David Alexander Renneberg (23 September 1942 – 7 April 2025) was an Australian cricketer who played in eight Test matches from 1966 to 1968.
  2. Renneberg's best first-class bowling figures were 8 for 72 against Essex on the 1968 tour.

The world when David Renneberg was born

David Renneberg was born in 1942. 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 1942

  • #1 song"White Christmas" – Bing Crosby
  • Top movieCasablanca
  • Best-selling bookThe Song of Bernadette – Franz Werfel

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Negro League World Series
  • Top headlineBattle of Midway becomes turning point of WWII in the Pacific
  • Technology milestoneEnrico Fermi achieves first nuclear chain reaction
  • Defining fadRationing and war bonds
  • Notable inventionNapalm
  • World population2.35 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population134.9M

1942 versus 2026

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

Measure19422026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$5,600$435,000
Average income$3,800$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.27$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population134.9M341 million

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