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John Margetson

John Margetson, English scholar and diplomat, British Ambassador to the Netherlands (died 2020)

Born
October 9, 1927
Died
October 17, 2020
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1927

About John Margetson

Sir John William Denys Margetson was a British diplomat who served as ambassador to Vietnam, the United Nations, and the Netherlands. Sir John William Denys Margetson (9 October 1927 – 17 October 2020) was a British diplomat who served as ambassador to Vietnam, the United Nations, and the Netherlands. MARGETSON, Sir John (William Denys), Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, 2014;online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 Interview with Sir John Margetson, British Diplomatic Oral History Programme, Churchill College, Cambridge. He was educated at Blundell's School and St John's College, Cambridge, where he was a choral scholar.

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John Margetson timeline

  1. Sir John William Denys Margetson (9 October 1927 – 17 October 2020) was a British diplomat who served as ambassador to Vietnam, the United Nations, and the Netherlands.
  2. MARGETSON, Sir John (William Denys), Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, 2014;online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 Interview with Sir John Margetson, British Diplomatic Oral History Programme, Churchill College, Cambridge.

The world when John Margetson was born

John Margetson was born in 1927. 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 1927

  • #1 song"My Blue Heaven" – Gene Austin
  • Top movieThe Jazz Singer (first talking picture)
  • Best-selling bookElmer Gantry – Sinclair Lewis

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBabe Ruth hits 60 home runs
  • Top headlineLindbergh completes first solo transatlantic flight
  • Technology milestoneThe Jazz Singer — first feature-length talking film
  • Defining fadDance marathons peak
  • Notable inventionPEZ candy dispensers
  • World population2.04 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population119.0M

1927 versus 2026

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

Measure19272026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$6,100$435,000
Average income$3,700$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population119.0M341 million

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