Birthday profile

Jake Warren

Jake Warren, Canadian soldier and diplomat, Canadian Ambassador to the United States (died 2008)

Born
April 10, 1921
Died
April 1, 2008
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1921

About Jake Warren

Jack Hamilton (Jake) Warren (April 10, 1921 – April 1, 2008) was a diplomat, civil servant and banker. Jake Warren began his career at the Department of External Affairs in 1945 after serving in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II, but served in civil service posts from the late 1950s to early 1970s: Deputy Minister, Department of Trade and Commerce (1958–1960; 1964–1971) Canadian representative to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (1960–1964) He returned to a diplomatic role as the Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1971 to 1974, then Canadian Ambassador to the United States from 1975 to 1977. He was Vice-Chairman and a Director of the Bank of Montreal from 1979 to 1986. From 1986 to 1990, he was the Deputy North America Chairman of the Trilateral Commission and served as trade advisor to Quebec. In 1982, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.

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The world when Jake Warren was born

Jake Warren was born in 1921. 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 1921

  • #1 song"My Man" – Fanny Brice
  • Top movieThe Kid (Charlie Chaplin)
  • Best-selling bookMain Street – Sinclair Lewis

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJack Dempsey vs Georges Carpentier — first million-dollar gate
  • Top headlineWarren G. Harding inaugurated as 29th President
  • Technology milestoneAlbert Einstein wins the Nobel Prize in Physics
  • Defining fadOuija boards
  • Notable inventionLie detector (polygraph)
  • World population1.88 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding
  • Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
  • U.S. population108.5M

1921 versus 2026

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

Measure19212026
Gas$0.26$3.45/gal
Average home$5,500$435,000
Average income$3,010$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population108.5M341 million

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