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Derek Birdsall

Derek Birdsall, English graphic designer (died 2024)

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Born
August 1, 1934
Died
May 4, 2024
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1934

About Derek Birdsall

Derek Birdsall was a British graphic designer. Derek Birdsall was born on August 1, 1934. Derek Birdsall, (1 August 1934 – 4 May 2024) was a British graphic designer. Derek Birdsall died on 4 May 2024, at the age of 89. Thompson, Philip, Derek Birdsall – Typographer, Baseline 28, Bradbourne Publishing, 1999. Birdsall, Derek, Notes on Book Design, Yale University Press, 2004.

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Derek Birdsall timeline

  1. Derek Birdsall, (1 August 1934 – 4 May 2024) was a British graphic designer.
  2. Thompson, Philip, Derek Birdsall – Typographer, Baseline 28, Bradbourne Publishing, 1999.
  3. Birdsall, Derek, Notes on Book Design, Yale University Press, 2004.
  4. Derek Birdsall died on 4 May 2024, at the age of 89.

The world when Derek Birdsall was born

Derek Birdsall was born in 1934. 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 1934

  • #1 song"Stars Fell on Alabama"
  • Top movieIt Happened One Night
  • Best-selling bookTender Is the Night – F. Scott Fitzgerald

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Masters Tournament held at Augusta National
  • Top headlineFBI kills John Dillinger outside a Chicago theater
  • Technology milestoneFirst streamlined passenger train (Burlington Zephyr)
  • Defining fadShirley Temple mania
  • Notable inventionLaundromat
  • World population2.20 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population126.4M

1934 versus 2026

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

Measure19342026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$4,900$435,000
Average income$2,500$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.20$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population126.4M341 million

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