Birthday profile

The Sundays

Harriet Wheeler, English singer-songwriter

Born
June 26, 1963
Age in 2026
63
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1963

About The Sundays

The Sundays were an English alternative rock band. The band's lineup consisted of lead vocalist Harriet Wheeler, guitarist David Gavurin, bassist Paul Brindley, and drummer Patrick Hannan. Having met while attending Bristol University, Wheeler and Gavurin formed the band in 1988. The Sundays secured a recording contract with Rough Trade Records. Their debut single was "Can't Be Sure". Their first album, Reading, Writing and Arithmetic, was released in 1990 and became a UK top 5 hit. The album's lead single, "Here's Where the Story Ends", was a number one hit on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in the United States. The Sundays' next single, "Goodbye", did not emerge until 1992. Their next album, Blind, arrived the same year, reaching the UK top 15. The single "Love" reached number 2 on the US Modern Rock charts. In 1997, their third and final album, Static & Silence, was followed by the release of their most successful single, "Summertime", which made the UK top 15. The Sundays released their first single "Can't Be Sure" in January 1989.

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The Sundays timeline

  1. The Sundays released their first single "Can't Be Sure" in January 1989.
  2. Their first album, Reading, Writing and Arithmetic, was released in 1990 and became a UK top 5 hit.

The world when The Sundays was born

The Sundays was born in 1963. 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 1963

  • #1 song"Sugar Shack" – Jimmy Gilmer
  • Top movieTom Jones
  • Top TV showThe Beverly Hillbillies
  • Best-selling bookThe Bell Jar – Sylvia Plath

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJim Clark wins his first Formula One World Championship
  • Top headlinePresident Kennedy assassinated in Dallas on November 22
  • Technology milestoneTouch-tone telephone introduced
  • Defining fadBeatlemania begins
  • Notable inventionLava lamp
  • World population3.20 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJohn F. Kennedy / Lyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population189.2M

1963 versus 2026

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

Measure19632026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$13,100$435,000
Average income$8,200$67,500
Minimum wage$1.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.85$11.95
Postage stamp$0.05$0.73
Population189.2M341 million

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