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Harold Blair

Harold Blair, Australian tenor and educator (died 1976)

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Born
September 13, 1924
Died
May 21, 1976
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1924

About Harold Blair

Harold Blair was a Wulli Wulli man, an Australian tenor and Aboriginal activist. He has been called the "last great Australian tenor of the concert hall era". The Australian Electoral Division of Blair in Queensland, created in 1998, is named after him. In March 1945 he entered a radio talent quest in Brisbane and attracted a record number of listeners' votes.

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Harold Blair timeline

  1. In March 1945 he entered a radio talent quest in Brisbane and attracted a record number of listeners' votes.
  2. The Australian Electoral Division of Blair in Queensland, created in 1998, is named after him.

The world when Harold Blair was born

Harold Blair 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 Harold Blair'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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