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Robert Horton (businessman)

Robert Horton, English businessman (died 2011)

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Born
August 18, 1939
Died
December 30, 2011
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1939

About Robert Horton (businessman)

Sir Robert Baynes Horton was a British businessman. He was a director of the European Advisory Council and of Emerson Electric Company. He spent 30 years working for BP, formerly British Petroleum. He became Chief Executive and Chairman of the Board of BP in March 1990, but was forced out in 1992. Sir Robert Baynes Horton (18 August 1939 – 30 December 2011) was a British businessman. Sir Robert joined BP in 1957, and from 1960 on held a series of positions in oil supply, marketing, finance, and planning.

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Robert Horton (businessman) timeline

  1. Sir Robert Baynes Horton (18 August 1939 – 30 December 2011) was a British businessman.
  2. Sir Robert joined BP in 1957, and from 1960 on held a series of positions in oil supply, marketing, finance, and planning.
  3. He became Chief Executive and Chairman of the Board of BP in March 1990, but was forced out in 1992.

The world when Robert Horton (businessman) was born

Robert Horton (businessman) was born in 1939. 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 1939

  • #1 song"Over the Rainbow" – Judy Garland
  • Top movieGone with the Wind
  • Best-selling bookThe Grapes of Wrath – John Steinbeck

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentLou Gehrig delivers his "Luckiest Man" farewell speech
  • Top headlineGermany invades Poland — World War II begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst regular television broadcasts in the US (NBC)
  • Defining fadThe Wizard of Oz mania
  • Notable inventionNylon stockings
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population130.9M

1939 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Robert Horton (businessman)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19392026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,200$435,000
Average income$2,900$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population130.9M341 million

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