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Mike Towell

Mike Towell, Scottish professional boxer (died 2016)

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Born
September 12, 1991
Died
September 30, 2016
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1991

About Mike Towell

Mike Towell was a Scottish professional boxer. Mike Towell was born on September 12, 1991. Boxing record for Mike Towell from BoxRec (registration required). On 6 October 2016, the First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon sent her condolences to Towell's family during her First Minister's Questions at the Scottish Parliament Building in Edinburgh. Afterwards he was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where it was discovered he had serious bleeding to the brain which led to his death on 30 September 2016. Ricky Hatton and Kris Carslaw both setup Justgiving pages in the days after Towell's death which had collectively raised £50,347 when pages were closed on 31 October 2016.

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Mike Towell timeline

  1. On 6 October 2016, the First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon sent her condolences to Towell's family during her First Minister's Questions at the Scottish Parliament Building in Edinburgh.
  2. Afterwards he was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where it was discovered he had serious bleeding to the brain which led to his death on 30 September 2016.
  3. Ricky Hatton and Kris Carslaw both setup Justgiving pages in the days after Towell's death which had collectively raised £50,347 when pages were closed on 31 October 2016.

The world when Mike Towell was born

Mike Towell was born in 1991. 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 1991

  • #1 song"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" – Bryan Adams
  • Top movieThe Silence of the Lambs
  • Top TV showCheers
  • Best-selling bookScarlett – Alexandra Ripley

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMichael Jordan wins his first NBA Championship
  • Top headlineSoviet Union dissolves
  • Technology milestoneFirst website goes live (info.cern.ch)
  • Defining fadGrunge music
  • Notable inventionSuper Nintendo (SNES)
  • World population5.37 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGeorge H.W. Bush
  • Sports championMinnesota Twins (World Series)
  • Also wonChicago Bulls (NBA)
  • U.S. population252.2M

1991 versus 2026

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

Measure19912026
Gas$1.14$3.45/gal
Average home$99,700$435,000
Average income$35,945$67,500
Minimum wage$4.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.21$11.95
Postage stamp$0.29$0.73
Population252.2M341 million

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