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Ken Morrison

Ken Morrison, English businessman (died 2017)

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Born
October 20, 1931
Died
February 1, 2017
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1931

About Ken Morrison

Sir Kenneth Duncan Morrison CBE was an English businessman, Life President, and former chairman of Morrisons, the fifth largest supermarket group in the United Kingdom. He was the son of William Morrison, who founded the company. This was a company record, and convinced City commentators that Morrisons had recovered. In the Sunday Times Rich List 2007 ranking of the wealthiest people in the UK he was placed 35th with an estimated family fortune of £1,595 million.

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The world when Ken Morrison was born

Ken Morrison was born in 1931. 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 1931

  • #1 song"Stardust" – Artie Shaw
  • Top movieFrankenstein
  • Best-selling bookThe Good Earth – Pearl S. Buck

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentKnute Rockne dies in plane crash
  • Top headlineAl Capone convicted of tax evasion
  • Technology milestoneEmpire State Building completed
  • Defining fadJigsaw puzzles
  • Notable inventionElectric razor
  • World population2.10 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population124.0M

1931 versus 2026

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

Measure19312026
Gas$0.17$3.45/gal
Average home$5,500$435,000
Average income$3,000$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population124.0M341 million

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