Mark Birley

Mark Birley, English businessman, founded Annabel's (died 2007)

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Born: May 30, 1930
Died: August 24, 2007
Zodiac sign: Gemini
Birth year: 1930

About Mark Birley

Marcus Oswald Hornby Lecky Birley was a British entrepreneur known for his investments in the hospitality industry. Marcus Oswald Hornby Lecky Birley (29 May 1930 – 24 August 2007) was a British entrepreneur known for his investments in the hospitality industry. In 1963, Birley founded Annabel's at Berkeley Square in the Mayfair district in central London.

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Mark Birley timeline

1930Marcus Oswald Hornby Lecky Birley (29 May 1930 – 24 August 2007) was a British entrepreneur known for his investments in the hospitality industry.
1963In 1963, Birley founded Annabel's at Berkeley Square in the Mayfair district in central London.

The world when Mark Birley was born

Mark Birley was born in 1930. 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 1930

#1 song"Georgia on My Mind" – Hoagy Carmichael
Top movieAll Quiet on the Western Front
Best-selling bookCimarron – Edna Ferber

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentBobby Jones wins the Grand Slam of golf
Top headlineFirst FIFA World Cup held in Uruguay
Technology milestonePlanet Pluto discovered
Defining fadMiniature golf craze
Notable inventionScotch tape
World population2.07 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
Sports championPhiladelphia Athletics (World Series)
U.S. population123.2M

1930 versus 2026

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

Measure	1930	2026
Gas	$0.20	$3.45/gal
Average home	$6,000	$435,000
Average income	$3,500	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.25	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	123.2M	341 million

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