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Kenneth Bloomfield

Kenneth Bloomfield, Northern Irish civil servant (died 2025)

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Born
April 15, 1931
Died
May 31, 2025
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1931

About Kenneth Bloomfield

Sir Kenneth Percy Bloomfield, KCB was a Northern Irish civil servant who was Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) and was later a member of the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains. For a time, he was also Northern Ireland Victims Commissioner. On 12 September 1988, Bloomfield, his wife and son were the targets of an IRA attack on their home in Crawfordsburn, County Down; neither Bloomfield or his wife and son were physically injured in the blast. Bloomfield died on 30 May 2025, at the age of 94. Having joined the Civil Service in 1952, Bloomfield was appointed Permanent Secretary to the power sharing executive in 1974.

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Kenneth Bloomfield timeline

  1. Having joined the Civil Service in 1952, Bloomfield was appointed Permanent Secretary to the power sharing executive in 1974.
  2. On 12 September 1988, Bloomfield, his wife and son were the targets of an IRA attack on their home in Crawfordsburn, County Down; neither Bloomfield or his wife and son were physically injured in the blast.
  3. Bloomfield died on 30 May 2025, at the age of 94.

The world when Kenneth Bloomfield was born

Kenneth Bloomfield was born in 1931. 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 1931

  • #1 song"Stardust" – Artie Shaw
  • Top movieFrankenstein
  • Best-selling bookThe Good Earth – Pearl S. Buck

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentKnute Rockne dies in plane crash
  • Top headlineAl Capone convicted of tax evasion
  • Technology milestoneEmpire State Building completed
  • Defining fadJigsaw puzzles
  • Notable inventionElectric razor
  • World population2.10 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population124.0M

1931 versus 2026

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

Measure19312026
Gas$0.17$3.45/gal
Average home$5,500$435,000
Average income$3,000$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population124.0M341 million

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