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Tabitha King

Tabitha King, American author and poet

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Born
March 24, 1949
Age in 2026
77
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1949

About Tabitha King

Tabitha "Tabby" Jane King is an American author. Tabitha King was born on March 24, 1949. In 2019, Tabitha and Stephen King donated $1.25 million to the New England Historic Genealogical Society. She published her first novel, Small World, through Signet Books in 1981 and in 2006, Candles Burning was published by Berkley Books. The Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation, chaired by her and her husband, ranks sixth among Maine charities in terms of average annual giving, with over $2.8 million in grants per year, according to The Grantsmanship Center.

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Tabitha King timeline

  1. She published her first novel, Small World, through Signet Books in 1981 and in 2006, Candles Burning was published by Berkley Books.
  2. In 2019, Tabitha and Stephen King donated $1.25 million to the New England Historic Genealogical Society.

The world when Tabitha King was born

Tabitha King was born in 1949. 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 1949

  • #1 song"Riders in the Sky" – Vaughn Monroe
  • Top movieAll the King's Men
  • Top TV showTexaco Star Theater
  • Best-selling bookThe Egyptian - Mika Waltari

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJoe Louis retires from boxing as undefeated heavyweight champion
  • Top headlineNATO established
  • Technology milestoneFirst stored-program computer runs its first program
  • Defining fadSilly Putty
  • Notable inventionSilly Putty
  • World population2.52 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonMinneapolis Lakers (BAA)
  • U.S. population149.2M

1949 versus 2026

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

Measure19492026
Gas$0.27$3.45/gal
Average home$8,400$435,000
Average income$5,000$67,500
Minimum wage$0.40$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.46$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population149.2M341 million

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