Jamie Ainscough

Jamie Ainscough, Australian rugby league player

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Born: July 20, 1972
Age in 2026: 54
Zodiac sign: Cancer
Birth year: 1972

About Jamie Ainscough

Jamie Ainscough is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. An Australia international and New South Wales State of Origin representative three-quarter back, he played his club football for Western Suburbs, the Newcastle Knights, the St. George Illawarra Dragons and the Wigan Warriors. On 24 October 2000, Ainscough was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his achievements. Ainscough concluded his career in the Super League with English side the Wigan Warriors in 2002 when they won the Challenge Cup. George Illawarra Dragons and the Wigan Warriors (with whom he won the 2002 Challenge Cup).

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Jamie Ainscough timeline

2000On 24 October 2000, Ainscough was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his achievements.
2002Ainscough concluded his career in the Super League with English side the Wigan Warriors in 2002 when they won the Challenge Cup.
2002George Illawarra Dragons and the Wigan Warriors (with whom he won the 2002 Challenge Cup).

The world when Jamie Ainscough was born

Jamie Ainscough was born in 1972. 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 1972

#1 song"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" – Roberta Flack
Top movieThe Godfather
Top TV showAll in the Family
Best-selling bookJonathan Livingston Seagull – Richard Bach

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentMark Spitz wins 7 gold medals at Munich Olympics
Top headlineWatergate break-in begins Nixon's downfall
Technology milestoneAtari founded
Defining fadPong (first mainstream video game)
Notable inventionPong video game
World population3.85 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderRichard Nixon
Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
U.S. population209.9M

1972 versus 2026

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

Measure	1972	2026
Gas	$0.36	$3.45/gal
Average home	$19,800	$435,000
Average income	$12,600	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.60	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$1.70	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.08	$0.73
Population	209.9M	341 million

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