Ramsey Muir Withers

Ramsey Muir Withers, Canadian general (died 2014)

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Born: July 28, 1930
Died: December 24, 2014
Zodiac sign: Leo
Birth year: 1930

About Ramsey Muir Withers

General Ramsey Muir Withers, CMM, CD was a Canadian Army Officer and Chief of the Defence Staff, the highest ranking position in the Canadian Forces, from 1980 to 1983. He died of a heart attack in 2014. During which time he was awarded the Commissioner's Award of the Northwest Territories in 1973 and the Outstanding Achievement Award of the Public Service of Canada. In 2002, on being nominated by The Royal Canadian Legion, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal.

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Ramsey Muir Withers timeline

1973During which time he was awarded the Commissioner's Award of the Northwest Territories in 1973 and the Outstanding Achievement Award of the Public Service of Canada.
2002In 2002, on being nominated by The Royal Canadian Legion, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal.

The world when Ramsey Muir Withers was born

Ramsey Muir Withers was born in 1930. 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 1930

#1 song"Georgia on My Mind" – Hoagy Carmichael
Top movieAll Quiet on the Western Front
Best-selling bookCimarron – Edna Ferber

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentBobby Jones wins the Grand Slam of golf
Top headlineFirst FIFA World Cup held in Uruguay
Technology milestonePlanet Pluto discovered
Defining fadMiniature golf craze
Notable inventionScotch tape
World population2.07 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
Sports championPhiladelphia Athletics (World Series)
U.S. population123.2M

1930 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ramsey Muir Withers's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1930	2026
Gas	$0.20	$3.45/gal
Average home	$6,000	$435,000
Average income	$3,500	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.25	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	123.2M	341 million

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