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David Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles

David Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Education (died 1999)

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Born
September 18, 1904
Died
February 24, 1999
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1904

About David Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles

David Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Education (died 1999) In 1962 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Eccles, of Chute in the County of Wiltshire, and in 1964 he was created Viscount Eccles, of Chute in the County of Wiltshire. He left an estate of approximately £2.4 million.

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The world when David Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles was born

David Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles was born in 1904. 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 1904

  • Best-selling book"The Crossing" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Olympic Games in the Americas (St. Louis)
  • Top headlineRusso-Japanese War begins
  • Technology milestoneNew York subway opens
  • World population~1.64B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population81.8M

1904 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in David Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19042026
Population81.8M341 million

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