David Hamer

David Hamer, Australian captain and politician (died 2002)

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Born: September 5, 1923
Died: January 14, 2002
Zodiac sign: Virgo
Birth year: 1923

About David Hamer

David John Hamer was an Australian politician and Royal Australian Navy officer. David John Hamer (5 September 1923 – 14 January 2002) was an Australian politician and Royal Australian Navy officer. Hamer attended preparatory schools in Toorak and Glen Iris, completing his secondary education as a boarder at Geelong Grammar School from 1934 to 1936. Hamer was commissioned as a midshipman in January 1941 and posted to HMAS Canberra, serving in the Indian Ocean. Hamer joined HMAS Norman in January 1943 and was.

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David Hamer timeline

1923David John Hamer (5 September 1923 – 14 January 2002) was an Australian politician and Royal Australian Navy officer.
1934Hamer attended preparatory schools in Toorak and Glen Iris, completing his secondary education as a boarder at Geelong Grammar School from 1934 to 1936.
1941Hamer was commissioned as a midshipman in January 1941 and posted to HMAS Canberra, serving in the Indian Ocean.
1943Hamer joined HMAS Norman in January 1943 and was.

The world when David Hamer was born

David Hamer was born in 1923. 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 1923

#1 song"Yes! We Have No Bananas"
Top movieThe Ten Commandments (Cecil B. DeMille)
Best-selling bookBlack Oxen – Gertrude Atherton

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst 24 Hours of Le Mans race
Top headlineTime magazine publishes its first issue
Technology milestoneFirst neon signs appear in the United States
Defining fadDance marathons
Notable inventionFrozen food process (Clarence Birdseye)
World population1.93 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding / Calvin Coolidge
Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
U.S. population111.9M

1923 versus 2026

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

Measure	1923	2026
Gas	$0.22	$3.45/gal
Average home	$5,700	$435,000
Average income	$3,380	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.15	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	111.9M	341 million

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