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Colin Rimer

Colin Rimer, English lawyer and judge

Born
January 30, 1944
Age in 2026
82
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1944

About Colin Rimer

Sir Colin Percy Farquharson Rimer (born 30 January 1944) is a former judge of the English Court of Appeal; he retired in 2014. == Education == He was educated at Dulwich College from 1954 to 1962 and at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. == Legal career == Rimer was called to the bar (Lincoln’s Inn) in 1968 and made a Bencher in 1994. He was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1988. He was appointed a Justice of the High Court on 3 October 1994 and was assigned to the Chancery Division. On 1 October 2007, he became a Lord Justice of Appeal, on the retirement of Robin Auld. He retired on 7 October 2014. == Cases == Hunter v Moss [1994] 1 WLR 452 (overturned on reasoning) Gencor ACP Ltd v Dalby [2000] 2 BCLC 734 Sinclair Investment Holdings SA v Versailles Trade Finance (No.

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The world when Colin Rimer was born

Colin Rimer was born in 1944. 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 1944

  • #1 song"Swinging on a Star" – Bing Crosby
  • Top movieGoing My Way
  • Best-selling bookStrange Fruit – Lillian Smith

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGreen Bay Packers win NFL Championship
  • Top headlineD-Day invasion of Normandy on June 6
  • Technology milestoneHarvard Mark I computer begins operations
  • Defining fadBobby socks
  • Notable inventionKidney dialysis machine
  • World population2.39 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population138.4M

1944 versus 2026

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

Measure19442026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$5,800$435,000
Average income$4,200$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.27$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population138.4M341 million

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