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Gerry Fitt

Gerry Fitt, Northern Irish soldier and politician; British life peer (died 2005)

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Born
April 9, 1926
Died
August 26, 2005
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1926

About Gerry Fitt

Gerard Fitt, Baron Fitt, was a politician from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was a founder and the first leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), a social democratic and Irish nationalist party. He was subsequently adopted by George and Mary Fitt and assumed their name; however, he changed his first name to Gerard. At the 1966 general election, Fitt won the Belfast West seat in the Westminster parliament. In 1962, he won a Stormont seat from the Ulster Unionist Party, becoming the only Irish Labour member.

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Gerry Fitt timeline

  1. In 1962, he won a Stormont seat from the Ulster Unionist Party, becoming the only Irish Labour member.
  2. At the 1966 general election, Fitt won the Belfast West seat in the Westminster parliament.

The world when Gerry Fitt was born

Gerry Fitt was born in 1926. 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 1926

  • #1 song"Bye Bye Blackbird"
  • Top movieThe General (Buster Keaton)
  • Best-selling bookThe Sun Also Rises – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGertrude Ederle swims the English Channel
  • Top headlineA.A. Milne publishes Winnie-the-Pooh
  • Technology milestoneFirst demonstration of television
  • Defining fadFlagpole sitting
  • Notable inventionPop-up toaster
  • World population2.01 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population117.4M

1926 versus 2026

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

Measure19262026
Gas$0.23$3.45/gal
Average home$6,000$435,000
Average income$3,620$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population117.4M341 million

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