John Astor, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever

John Astor, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever, English businessman and politician

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Born: June 16, 1946
Age in 2026: 80
Zodiac sign: Gemini
Birth year: 1946

About John Astor, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever

John Jacob Astor VIII, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever, is an English businessman and politician from the Astor family. He sat in the House of Lords as a Conservative hereditary peer from 1986 to his retirement in 2022. Astor was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence from 2010 to 2015. Astor is a Deputy Lieutenant of Kent. John Jacob Astor VIII, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever (born 16 June 1946), is an English businessman and politician from the Astor family.

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John Astor, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever timeline

1946John Jacob Astor VIII, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever (born 16 June 1946), is an English businessman and politician from the Astor family.
2010Astor was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence from 2010 to 2015.

The world when John Astor, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever was born

John Astor, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever was born in 1946. 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 1946

#1 song"The Christmas Song" – Nat King Cole
Top movieThe Best Years of Our Lives
Best-selling bookThe King's General – Daphne du Maurier

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst NBA (BAA) season begins
Top headlineUnited Nations General Assembly holds its first session
Technology milestoneENIAC — first general-purpose electronic computer
Defining fadBaby boom begins
Notable inventionTupperware
World population2.43 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
U.S. population141.4M

1946 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in John Astor, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1946	2026
Gas	$0.21	$3.45/gal
Average home	$6,600	$435,000
Average income	$4,300	$67,500
Minimum wage	$0.40	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.35	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	141.4M	341 million

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