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Colin Brumby

Colin Brumby, Australian composer and conductor (died 2018)

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Born
June 18, 1933
Died
January 3, 2018
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1933

About Colin Brumby

Colin James Brumby was an Australian composer and conductor. In 1981 Brumby was awarded an Advance Australia Award for services to music. He has also won the Don Banks Fellowship (1990) and the APRA award for most performed Australasian serious work. It was founded by the Australia Council in honour of Don Banks, Australian composer, performer and the first chair of its music board.

Biography source: Wikipedia. The profile adds birthday-specific historical context from the Celebs Birthday Today editorial database.

Career and life highlights

Colin Brumby timeline

  1. In 1981 Brumby was awarded an Advance Australia Award for services to music.
  2. He has also won the Don Banks Fellowship (1990) and the APRA award for most performed Australasian serious work.

The world when Colin Brumby was born

Colin Brumby 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 Colin Brumby'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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