Ba Maw

Ba Maw, Burmese lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Burma (died 1977)

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Born: February 8, 1893
Died: May 29, 1977
Zodiac sign: Aquarius
Birth year: 1893

About Ba Maw

Ba Maw, known honorifically as Dr. Ba Maw, was a Burmese lawyer and politician, active during the interwar period and Second World War. He was the first Burma Premier (1937–1939) and head of State of Burma from 1943 to 1945. In 1917, he got an MA from the University of Calcutta, and became the first English lecturer at Rangoon University where he worked for the next four years. Ba Maw was allowed to return to Burma, after Burma became independent of the United Kingdom.

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The world when Ba Maw was born

Ba Maw was born in 1893. 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.

Headlines and milestones

Top headlineWorld's Columbian Exposition in Chicago
Technology milestoneFirst Ferris wheel debuts at Chicago World's Fair
Notable inventionFerris wheel (264 feet tall)
World population~1.53B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
U.S. population66.0M

1893 versus 2026

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Measure	1893	2026
Population	66.0M	341 million

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