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Eric Kierans

Eric Kierans, Canadian economist and politician, 1st Canadian Minister of Communications (died 2004)

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Born
February 2, 1914
Died
May 10, 2004
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1914

About Eric Kierans

Eric Kierans, Canadian economist and politician, 1st Canadian Minister of Communications (died 2004) Kierans became president of the Quebec Liberal Party and clashed with former cabinet minister and colleague René Lévesque in 1967, daring him to give up the idea of Quebec separatism or quit the Liberal Party. Gordon's economic nationalism, Kierans' experience in government changed his mind, and he became a believer in the need for state intervention in the economy.

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The world when Eric Kierans was born

Eric Kierans was born in 1914. 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 1914

  • Best-selling book"The Eyes of the World" – Harold Bell Wright

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports moment"Miracle Braves" complete greatest comeback in baseball history
  • Top headlineWorld War I begins — Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated
  • Technology milestonePanama Canal opens
  • World population~1.74B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population97.2M

1914 versus 2026

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

Measure19142026
Population97.2M341 million

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