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Michael Robbins

Michael Robbins, English actor (died 1992)

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Born
November 14, 1930
Died
December 11, 1992
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1930

About Michael Robbins

Michael Anthony Robbins was an English actor best known for his role as Arthur Rudge in the television sitcom On the Buses (1969–1973) and its film spinoffs. Michael Anthony Robbins (14 November 1930 – 11 December 1992) was an English actor best known for his role as Arthur Rudge in the television sitcom On the Buses (1969–1973) and its film spinoffs. Robbins appeared in the first six series but left before what would become the final season because he wanted to return to theatre work.

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The world when Michael Robbins was born

Michael Robbins was born in 1930. 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 1930

  • #1 song"Georgia on My Mind" – Hoagy Carmichael
  • Top movieAll Quiet on the Western Front
  • Best-selling bookCimarron – Edna Ferber

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBobby Jones wins the Grand Slam of golf
  • Top headlineFirst FIFA World Cup held in Uruguay
  • Technology milestonePlanet Pluto discovered
  • Defining fadMiniature golf craze
  • Notable inventionScotch tape
  • World population2.07 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championPhiladelphia Athletics (World Series)
  • U.S. population123.2M

1930 versus 2026

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

Measure19302026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$6,000$435,000
Average income$3,500$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population123.2M341 million

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