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Harbhajan Singh

Harbhajan Singh, Indian cricketer

Born
July 3, 1980
Age in 2026
46
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1980

About Harbhajan Singh

Harbhajan Singh (born 3 July 1980) is an Indian politician and former cricketer. He currently serves as a Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha. Harbhajan played on the teams that won the 2007 T20 World Cup, 2011 Cricket World Cup, and 2002 ICC Champions Trophy, along with Sri Lanka. Harbhajan played for the Indian national cricket team from 1998 to 2016 as an off spin bowler. Domestically, he played for the Punjab cricket team; and in the Indian Premier League for the Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, and Kolkata Knight Riders. He is also a film actor, a television celebrity, and a cricket commentator. Harbhajan was trained as a batsman by his first coach, Charanjit Singh Bhullar, but converted to spin bowling after his coach's untimely death saw him under the tutelage of Davinder Arora. Following the death of his father in 2000, Harbhajan became the family head, and by 2001 he had arranged marriages for three of his sisters. He later became a politician, serving as a Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha.

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The world when Harbhajan Singh was born

Harbhajan Singh was born in 1980. 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 1980

  • #1 song"Call Me" – Blondie
  • Top movieOrdinary People
  • Top TV showDallas
  • Best-selling bookThe Name of the Rose – Umberto Eco

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMiracle on Ice — US hockey team beats the Soviets at Lake Placid
  • Top headlineJohn Lennon assassinated outside his New York apartment
  • Technology milestoneCNN launches as first 24-hour news channel
  • Defining fadRubik's Cube
  • Notable inventionPost-it Notes (officially released)
  • World population4.44 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJimmy Carter
  • Sports championPhiladelphia Phillies (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population227.2M

1980 versus 2026

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

Measure19802026
Gas$1.19$3.45/gal
Average home$68,700$435,000
Average income$21,023$67,500
Minimum wage$3.10$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$2.69$11.95
Postage stamp$0.15$0.73
Population227.2M341 million

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