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Dominick Harrod

Dominick Harrod, English journalist, historian, and author (died 2013)

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Born
August 21, 1940
Died
August 4, 2013
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1940

About Dominick Harrod

Dominick Roy Harrod was a British journalist and broadcaster. He was the BBC's economic correspondent in the 1970s and 1980s. Dominick Roy Harrod (21 August 1940 – 4 August 2013) was a British journalist and broadcaster. Harrod would later be a founder member of the Norfolk Churches Trust with his mother, and was chairman of the Friends of Morston Church in Norfolk. Educated at The Dragon School, Oxford and Westminster School (where he edited the 'Clarion' magazine in 1957–58), Harrod read Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Christ Church, Oxford. After graduating from Oxford, Harrod joined The Sunday Telegraph, writing the "Albany column" under Kenneth Rose.

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Dominick Harrod timeline

  1. Dominick Roy Harrod (21 August 1940 – 4 August 2013) was a British journalist and broadcaster.
  2. Educated at The Dragon School, Oxford and Westminster School (where he edited the 'Clarion' magazine in 1957–58), Harrod read Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Christ Church, Oxford.

The world when Dominick Harrod was born

Dominick Harrod was born in 1940. 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 1940

  • #1 song"In the Mood" – Glenn Miller
  • Top movieRebecca
  • Best-selling bookFor Whom the Bell Tolls – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst televised college basketball game
  • Top headlineWinston Churchill becomes British Prime Minister
  • Technology milestoneFirst McDonald's restaurant opens
  • Defining fadSwing music hits its peak
  • Notable inventionJeep (military vehicle)
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championCincinnati Reds (World Series)
  • U.S. population132.2M

1940 versus 2026

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

Measure19402026
Gas$0.18$3.45/gal
Average home$5,300$435,000
Average income$3,100$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population132.2M341 million

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