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Harold Atcherley

Harold Atcherley, English businessman (died 2017)

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Born
August 30, 1918
Died
January 29, 2017
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1918

About Harold Atcherley

Sir Harold Winter Atcherley was a businessman, public figure and arts administrator in the United Kingdom. Sir Harold Winter Atcherley (30 August 1918 – 29 January 2017) was a businessman, public figure and arts administrator in the United Kingdom. Atcherley and his wife Maude Lester Nash, Atcherley was educated at Gresham's School, Holt, Geneva University, and Heidelberg University. Atcherley joined Royal Dutch Shell in 1937. Atcherley died on 29 January 2017, aged 98.

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Harold Atcherley timeline

  1. Sir Harold Winter Atcherley (30 August 1918 – 29 January 2017) was a businessman, public figure and arts administrator in the United Kingdom.
  2. Atcherley joined Royal Dutch Shell in 1937.
  3. Atcherley died on 29 January 2017, aged 98.

The world when Harold Atcherley was born

Harold Atcherley was born in 1918. 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 1918

  • Best-selling book"The U.P. Trail" – Zane Grey

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentWorld Series played in September due to WWI
  • Top headlineWorld War I ends — Spanish Flu pandemic begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst regular airmail service
  • World population~1.78B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population102.0M

1918 versus 2026

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

Measure19182026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population102.0M341 million

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