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Henry B. Eyring

Henry B. Eyring, American religious leader, educator, and author

Born
May 31, 1933
Age in 2026
93
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1933

About Henry B. Eyring

Henry Bennion Eyring is an American religious leader and former educational administrator. He is the first counselor to Dallin H. Oaks in the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was also a counselor in the First Presidency to three other church presidents prior to their death: second counselor to Russell M. Nelson from January 14, 2018 to September 27, 2025; first counselor to Thomas S. Monson from February 3, 2008 to January 2, 2018; second counselor to Gordon B. Hinckley from October 6, 2007 to January 27, 2008. As the church's second most senior apostle, Eyring is the President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, with Dieter F. Uchtdorf serving as the quorum's acting president. As a church general authority, Eyring has served in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, the First Quorum of the Seventy, and the Presiding Bishopric.

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The world when Henry B. Eyring was born

Henry B. Eyring was born in 1933. 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 1933

  • #1 song"Stormy Weather" – Ethel Waters
  • Top movieKing Kong
  • Best-selling bookLost Horizon – James Hilton

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst MLB All-Star Game played at Comiskey Park
  • Top headlineAdolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
  • Technology milestoneFM radio patented by Edwin Armstrong
  • Defining fadChain letters
  • Notable inventionFM radio
  • World population2.17 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
  • U.S. population125.6M

1933 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Henry B. Eyring's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19332026
Gas$0.18$3.45/gal
Average home$4,800$435,000
Average income$2,300$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.20$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population125.6M341 million

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