Maurice Hayes

Maurice Hayes, Irish educator and politician (died 2017)

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Born: July 8, 1927
Died: December 23, 2017
Zodiac sign: Cancer
Birth year: 1927

About Maurice Hayes

Maurice Hayes was an Irish public servant and, late in life, an independent member of both the 21st and 22nd Seanad. Hayes was nominated by the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, in 1997 and re-nominated in 2002. He also served, at the Taoiseach's request, as Chairman of the National Forum on Europe in the Republic of Ireland. Within five years, Down had won their first All-Ireland trophy in 1960. No other Northern team won an All-Ireland title until Derry won the football title in 1993.

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Maurice Hayes timeline

1960Within five years, Down had won their first All-Ireland trophy in 1960.
1993No other Northern team won an All-Ireland title until Derry won the football title in 1993.
1997Hayes was nominated by the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, in 1997 and re-nominated in 2002.

The world when Maurice Hayes was born

Maurice Hayes 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 Maurice Hayes's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1927	2026
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
Population	119.0M	341 million

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