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Lindsay Thompson

Lindsay Thompson, Australian politician, 40th Premier of Victoria (died 2008)

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Born
October 15, 1923
Died
July 16, 2008
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1923

About Lindsay Thompson

Lindsay Hamilton Simpson Thompson AO, CMG was an Australian politician and army officer who served as the 40th premier of Victoria from 1981 to 1982. He previously served as the 19th deputy premier of Victoria from 1972 to 1981. On 5 June 1981, Hamer resigned under pressure from the conservative faction of his own party, and Thompson won a Liberal Party ballot to succeed him as Premier. He won a scholarship to Caulfield Grammar School and eventually graduated as both school captain and the school dux. In 1967, he was appointed Minister for Education and held the post until 1979, a record time. A year earlier, at the 1980 federal election, the Liberals had lost seven seats in Victoria, over half of a nationwide 12-seat swing that nearly won government for federal Labor.

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Lindsay Thompson timeline

  1. In 1967, he was appointed Minister for Education and held the post until 1979, a record time.
  2. A year earlier, at the 1980 federal election, the Liberals had lost seven seats in Victoria, over half of a nationwide 12-seat swing that nearly won government for federal Labor.
  3. On 5 June 1981, Hamer resigned under pressure from the conservative faction of his own party, and Thompson won a Liberal Party ballot to succeed him as Premier.

The world when Lindsay Thompson was born

Lindsay Thompson 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 Lindsay Thompson's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19232026
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
Population111.9M341 million

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