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David Marquand

David Marquand, Welsh academic and politician (died 2024)

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Born
September 20, 1934
Died
April 23, 2024
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1934

About David Marquand

David Ian Marquand FLSW was a British academic and Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP). Marquand first stood for Parliament at the Welsh seat of Barry in 1964, but lost to the Conservative incumbent Raymond Gower. During the 1970s split between "Croslandite" and "Jenkinsite" social democrats within the Labour Party, Marquand was part of the Jenkins group and joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP) when it was founded. For this article Marquand was awarded (jointly with E. His younger brother, the late Richard Marquand, and his nephew, James Marquand, became film directors.

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The world when David Marquand was born

David Marquand 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 David Marquand's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19342026
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
Population126.4M341 million

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