Birthday profile

Keith Seaman

Keith Seaman, Australian lawyer and politician, 29th Governor of South Australia (died 2013)

Born
June 11, 1920
Died
June 30, 2013
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1920

About Keith Seaman

Sir Keith Douglas Seaman was Governor of South Australia from 1 September 1977 until 28 March 1982. He was the second successive governor to have been a minister of religion, Seaman being a minister in then recently merged Uniting Church in Australia. Sir Keith Douglas Seaman (11 June 1920 – 30 June 2013) was Governor of South Australia from 1 September 1977 until 28 March 1982. His father was Eli Semmens Seaman (1881-1956) and his mother was Ethel Maud Morgan (1883-1930). Seaman attended Adelaide University.

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Keith Seaman timeline

  1. His father was Eli Semmens Seaman (1881-1956) and his mother was Ethel Maud Morgan (1883-1930).
  2. Sir Keith Douglas Seaman (11 June 1920 – 30 June 2013) was Governor of South Australia from 1 September 1977 until 28 March 1982.

The world when Keith Seaman was born

Keith Seaman was born in 1920. 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 1920

  • #1 song"Swanee" – Al Jolson
  • Top movieThe Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
  • Best-selling bookThe Age of Innocence – Edith Wharton

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBabe Ruth sold to the New York Yankees
  • Top headlineWomen win the right to vote with the 19th Amendment
  • Technology milestoneFirst commercial radio broadcasts
  • Defining fadFlappers and the Jazz Age
  • Notable inventionBand-Aid adhesive bandages
  • World population1.86 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • Sports championCleveland Indians (World Series)
  • U.S. population106.0M

1920 versus 2026

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

Measure19202026
Gas$0.30$3.45/gal
Average home$6,296$435,000
Average income$3,269$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population106.0M341 million

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