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David Beattie

David Beattie, New Zealand judge and politician, 14th Governor-General of New Zealand (died 2001)

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Born
February 29, 1924
Died
February 4, 2001
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1924

About David Beattie

Sir David Stuart Beattie, was an Australian-born New Zealand judge who served as the 14th governor-general of New Zealand from 1980 to 1985. During the 1984 constitutional crisis, Beattie was nearly forced to dismiss the sitting prime minister, Robert Muldoon. In 1990, Beattie was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal. In 1977, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal. In 1983, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws by the University of Auckland.

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David Beattie timeline

  1. In 1977, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal.
  2. In 1983, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws by the University of Auckland.
  3. During the 1984 constitutional crisis, Beattie was nearly forced to dismiss the sitting prime minister, Robert Muldoon.
  4. In 1990, Beattie was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.

The world when David Beattie was born

David Beattie was born in 1924. 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 1924

  • #1 song"It Had to Be You" – Isham Jones
  • Top movieThe Thief of Bagdad (Douglas Fairbanks)
  • Best-selling bookSo Big – Edna Ferber

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Winter Olympics held in Chamonix, France
  • Top headlineCalvin Coolidge elected president in a landslide
  • Technology milestoneIBM founded
  • Defining fadMah-jongg craze sweeps America
  • Notable inventionSpiral-bound notebook
  • World population1.95 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championWashington Senators (World Series)
  • U.S. population114.1M

1924 versus 2026

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

Measure19242026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$5,800$435,000
Average income$3,520$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population114.1M341 million

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