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Alan Watt (diplomat)

Alan Watt, Australian public servant and diplomat, Australian Ambassador to Japan (died 1988)

Born
April 13, 1901
Died
September 18, 1988
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1901

About Alan Watt (diplomat)

Alan Watt, Australian public servant and diplomat, Australian Ambassador to Japan (died 1988) Watt first joined the Commonwealth Public Service in the Department of External Affairs, in 1937. In 1947 Watt became the Australian minister to the Soviet Union and in 1948 the first Australian Ambassador in Moscow.

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Alan Watt (diplomat) timeline

  1. Watt first joined the Commonwealth Public Service in the Department of External Affairs, in 1937.
  2. In 1947 Watt became the Australian minister to the Soviet Union and in 1948 the first Australian Ambassador in Moscow.

The world when Alan Watt (diplomat) was born

Alan Watt (diplomat) was born in 1901. 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 1901

  • Best-selling book"The Crisis" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst American League season
  • Top headlinePresident McKinley assassinated — Roosevelt becomes president
  • Technology milestoneFirst transatlantic radio signal by Marconi
  • World population~1.61B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley / Theodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population77.6M

1901 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Alan Watt (diplomat)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19012026
Population77.6M341 million

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