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Andrew Stone, Baron Stone of Blackheath

Andrew Stone, Baron Stone of Blackheath, English businessman and politician

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Born
September 7, 1942
Age in 2026
84
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1942

About Andrew Stone, Baron Stone of Blackheath

Andrew Zelig Stone, Baron Stone of Blackheath (born 7 September 1942) is a non-affiliated, and former Labour, member of the House of Lords. He retired as joint managing director of Marks and Spencer plc in 1999. He is currently a director of several non-government organisations, a retail company and is involved in several charities. He also chaired the charity DIPEx that helps patients gain information on their condition and their options. He was asked to retire from this charity due to behavioural investigations below. In October 2019, he was suspended from the Labour peers group. He was created a life peer as Baron Stone of Blackheath, of Blackheath in the London Borough of Greenwich on 29 October 1997.

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Andrew Stone, Baron Stone of Blackheath timeline

  1. Andrew Zelig Stone, Baron Stone of Blackheath (born 7 September 1942) is a non-affiliated, and former Labour, member of the House of Lords.
  2. He was created a life peer as Baron Stone of Blackheath, of Blackheath in the London Borough of Greenwich on 29 October 1997.

The world when Andrew Stone, Baron Stone of Blackheath was born

Andrew Stone, Baron Stone of Blackheath was born in 1942. 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 1942

  • #1 song"White Christmas" – Bing Crosby
  • Top movieCasablanca
  • Best-selling bookThe Song of Bernadette – Franz Werfel

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Negro League World Series
  • Top headlineBattle of Midway becomes turning point of WWII in the Pacific
  • Technology milestoneEnrico Fermi achieves first nuclear chain reaction
  • Defining fadRationing and war bonds
  • Notable inventionNapalm
  • World population2.35 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population134.9M

1942 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Andrew Stone, Baron Stone of Blackheath's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19422026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$5,600$435,000
Average income$3,800$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.27$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population134.9M341 million

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