Shane Flanagan

Shane Flanagan, Australian rugby league player and coach

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Born: December 2, 1965
Age in 2026: 61
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
Birth year: 1965

About Shane Flanagan

Shane Flanagan (born 2 December 1965) is an Australian professional rugby league football coach and commentator, and is the former head coach of the St George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League. He was appointed assistant coach of the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in 2006 and was subsequently appointed to the top position when former coach Ricky Stuart resigned on 20 July 2010. Flanagan guided Cronulla to their first premiership in 2016. Flanagan was previously the Coaching Director of the PNG Kumuls. He is the father of Dragons player Kyle Flanagan.

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The world when Shane Flanagan was born

Shane Flanagan was born in 1965. 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 1965

#1 song"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" – The Rolling Stones
Top movieThe Sound of Music
Top TV showBonanza
Best-selling bookDune – Frank Herbert

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentMuhammad Ali knocks out Sonny Liston with "phantom punch"
Top headlineUS sends combat troops to Vietnam
Technology milestoneFirst spacewalk (Alexei Leonov) and Gemini missions
Defining fadGo-go boots and miniskirts
Notable inventionAstroturf
World population3.34 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
U.S. population194.3M

1965 versus 2026

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

Measure	1965	2026
Gas	$0.31	$3.45/gal
Average home	$13,600	$435,000
Average income	$8,900	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.25	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$1.01	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.05	$0.73
Population	194.3M	341 million

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