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Mary Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe

Mary Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe (died 2014)

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Born
March 23, 1915
Died
July 2, 2014
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1915

About Mary Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe

Mary Evelyn Hungerford Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe, born Lady Mary Crewe-Milnes, was a British aristocrat. She was a daughter of Robert Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe, by his marriage to Lady Peggy Primrose, one of the first seven women appointed as magistrates in 1919 following the passing of the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919. Her maternal grandparents were Hannah de Rothschild and Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery. A goddaughter of Queen Mary, she was the first wife of George Innes-Ker, 9th Duke of Roxburghe. Among the books was discovered a first edition of The Faerie Queene, which had been inscribed by Charles I during his imprisonment.

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The world when Mary Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe was born

Mary Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe was born in 1915. 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 1915

  • Top movieThe Birth of a Nation
  • Best-selling book"The Turmoil" – Booth Tarkington

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJess Willard defeats Jack Johnson for heavyweight title in Havana
  • Top headlineLusitania sunk by German submarine — 1,198 die
  • Technology milestoneFirst transcontinental telephone call (Bell to Watson)
  • World population~1.75B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population98.4M

1915 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Mary Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19152026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Movie ticket$0.10$11.95
Population98.4M341 million

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