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Terri Irwin

Terri Irwin, American-Australian zoologist and author

Born
July 20, 1964
Age in 2026
62
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1964

About Terri Irwin

Terri Raines Irwin (born Terri Elizabeth Raines; July 20, 1964) is an American and Australian conservationist, naturalist, zookeeper, and television personality. The widow of conservationist Steve Irwin, she is the sole owner and chairwoman of Australia Zoo in Beerwah, Queensland. Born and raised in Oregon, Irwin founded a wildlife rehabilitation center for injured predator mammals, such as cougars, bears, and bobcats. She met her husband in 1991 while visiting rehabilitation facilities in Australia. The two married the following year and achieved international recognition through their nature television series The Crocodile Hunter (1996–2004) and its spin-offs: Croc Files (1999–2001) and The Crocodile Hunter Diaries (2002–2006). They had two children, Bindi and Robert, before Steve was killed by a stingray injury while filming an underwater documentary. == Early life == Terri Elizabeth Raines was born on July 20, 1964, in Eugene, Oregon. She has two older sisters, Bonnie and Patricia, and a half-brother, Rolfe. Her father, Clarence Alonzo Raines (1921–2008), served in the U.S. Navy as a radioman on the USS Boise (CL-47) and was a lieutenant for the Eugene Police Department. Her mother, Julia May "Judy" Raines (née Cline; 1926–2014), was a schoolteacher from Youngstown, Ohio.

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Career and life highlights

Terri Irwin timeline

  1. Raines met conservationist Steve Irwin in 1991 while touring wildlife rehabilitation facilities in Australia; an encounter Irwin later described as "love at first sight".
  2. Debuting in Australia in 1992, the program became successful in over 130 countries through its broadcast on Animal Planet and reached an estimated 500 million people.
  3. Irwin and her husband founded Wildlife Warriors, a non-profit organization, in 2002 to fund international conservation efforts.

The world when Terri Irwin was born

Terri Irwin was born in 1964. 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 1964

  • #1 song"I Want to Hold Your Hand" – The Beatles
  • Top movieMy Fair Lady
  • Top TV showBonanza
  • Best-selling bookThe Spy Who Came in from the Cold – John le Carré

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentCassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) defeats Sonny Liston
  • Top headlineCivil Rights Act signed into law
  • Technology milestoneIBM System/360 mainframe computer launched
  • Defining fadBeatlemania
  • Notable inventionBASIC programming language
  • World population3.27 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population191.9M

1964 versus 2026

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

Measure19642026
Gas$0.30$3.45/gal
Average home$13,350$435,000
Average income$8,600$67,500
Minimum wage$1.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.86$11.95
Postage stamp$0.05$0.73
Population191.9M341 million

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