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Kirk Pengilly

Kirk Pengilly, Australian guitarist, saxophonist, and songwriter

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Born
July 4, 1958
Age in 2026
68
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1958

About Kirk Pengilly

Kirk Pengilly is an Australian musician and member of the Australian rock group INXS. Kirk plays saxophone and guitar, and also performs as a backing vocalist. Their first band Guinness, formed in 1971, was a high school band in which Pengilly was the principal songwriter and lead singer. Pengilly was also the creator of a rare "Merry Christmas" record sent to early 1980s fanclub members in Australia and the United States. Pengilly starred in the first series of Celebrity MasterChef Australia and progressed to the finals, where he came second to Olympic swimmer Eamon Sullivan. In 1982 Pengilly became involved in a one-off EP project with the band the Igniters.

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Kirk Pengilly timeline

  1. Their first band Guinness, formed in 1971, was a high school band in which Pengilly was the principal songwriter and lead singer.
  2. In 1982 Pengilly became involved in a one-off EP project with the band the Igniters.

The world when Kirk Pengilly was born

Kirk Pengilly was born in 1958. 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 1958

  • #1 song"Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare)" – Domenico Modugno
  • Top movieGigi
  • Top TV showGunsmoke
  • Best-selling bookDoctor Zhivago – Boris Pasternak

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentNFL Championship "Greatest Game Ever Played" — Colts vs Giants
  • Top headlineNASA created as the United States enters the Space Race
  • Technology milestoneNASA founded
  • Defining fadHula Hoops — 25 million sold in 4 months
  • Notable inventionHula Hoop
  • World population2.93 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonSt. Louis Hawks (NBA)
  • U.S. population174.1M

1958 versus 2026

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

Measure19582026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$12,750$435,000
Average income$6,600$67,500
Minimum wage$1.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.68$11.95
Postage stamp$0.04$0.73
Population174.1M341 million

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