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Peter Millett, Baron Millett

Peter Millett, Baron Millett, English lawyer and judge (died 2021)

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Born
June 23, 1932
Died
May 27, 2021
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1932

About Peter Millett, Baron Millett

Peter Julian Millett, Baron Millett,, was a British barrister and judge. He was a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary from 1998 to 2004. Millett was educated at Harrow School, London, and at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where he received a Master of Arts in Classics and Law in 1954, graduating with a Double First. In 2015, Millett was awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star by the Chief Executive of Hong Kong. His father was prominent in Liberal Party politics in Leicestershire, and with his cousin Michael founded Millets Stores in 1928 in Leicester. He was awarded an honorary fellowship by Queen Mary, University of London in 2012.

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Peter Millett, Baron Millett timeline

  1. His father was prominent in Liberal Party politics in Leicestershire, and with his cousin Michael founded Millets Stores in 1928 in Leicester.
  2. Millett was educated at Harrow School, London, and at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where he received a Master of Arts in Classics and Law in 1954, graduating with a Double First.
  3. He was awarded an honorary fellowship by Queen Mary, University of London in 2012.
  4. In 2015, Millett was awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star by the Chief Executive of Hong Kong.

The world when Peter Millett, Baron Millett was born

Peter Millett, Baron Millett was born in 1932. 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 1932

  • #1 song"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
  • Top movieGrand Hotel
  • Best-selling bookBrave New World – Aldous Huxley

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBabe Ruth's "called shot" in the World Series
  • Top headlineFDR elected in a landslide during the Great Depression
  • Technology milestoneAmelia Earhart becomes first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic
  • Defining fadMonopoly board game (unofficial versions)
  • Notable inventionPolaroid filters
  • World population2.14 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population124.8M

1932 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Peter Millett, Baron Millett's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19322026
Gas$0.18$3.45/gal
Average home$5,000$435,000
Average income$2,600$67,500
Movie ticket$0.20$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population124.8M341 million

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