Richard Scott, Baron Scott of Foscote

Richard Scott, Baron Scott of Foscote, English lawyer and judge

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Born: October 2, 1934
Age in 2026: 92
Zodiac sign: Libra
Birth year: 1934

About Richard Scott, Baron Scott of Foscote

Richard Rashleigh Folliott Scott, Baron Scott of Foscote, is a British judge, who formerly held the office of Lord of Appeal in Ordinary. On 17 July 2000, he was appointed a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary and created a life peer as Baron Scott of Foscote, of Foscote in the County of Buckinghamshire. The vacancy on the bench his retirement created was filled by Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony, previously Master of the Rolls.

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The world when Richard Scott, Baron Scott of Foscote was born

Richard Scott, Baron Scott of Foscote was born in 1934. 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 1934

#1 song"Stars Fell on Alabama"
Top movieIt Happened One Night
Best-selling bookTender Is the Night – F. Scott Fitzgerald

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst Masters Tournament held at Augusta National
Top headlineFBI kills John Dillinger outside a Chicago theater
Technology milestoneFirst streamlined passenger train (Burlington Zephyr)
Defining fadShirley Temple mania
Notable inventionLaundromat
World population2.20 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
U.S. population126.4M

1934 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Richard Scott, Baron Scott of Foscote's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1934	2026
Gas	$0.19	$3.45/gal
Average home	$4,900	$435,000
Average income	$2,500	$67,500
Minimum wage	$0.25	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.20	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	126.4M	341 million

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