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Patricia Hollis, Baroness Hollis of Heigham

Patricia Hollis, Baroness Hollis of Heigham, English academic and politician (died 2018)

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Born
May 24, 1941
Died
October 13, 2018
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1941

About Patricia Hollis, Baroness Hollis of Heigham

Patricia Lesley Hollis, Baroness Hollis of Heigham, PC, DL was a historian and a Labour member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom. Her book Jennie Lee - a life (1997), won the Orwell Prize for political biography and the Wolfson History Prize for the history book of the year. In 1994 she was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters from Anglia Ruskin University. On 2 June 2001 she was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of the University by the Open University.

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Patricia Hollis, Baroness Hollis of Heigham timeline

  1. In 1994 she was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters from Anglia Ruskin University.
  2. Her book Jennie Lee - a life (1997), won the Orwell Prize for political biography and the Wolfson History Prize for the history book of the year.
  3. On 2 June 2001 she was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of the University by the Open University.

The world when Patricia Hollis, Baroness Hollis of Heigham was born

Patricia Hollis, Baroness Hollis of Heigham was born in 1941. 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 1941

  • #1 song"Chattanooga Choo Choo" – Glenn Miller
  • Top movieCitizen Kane
  • Best-selling bookThe Keys of the Kingdom – A.J. Cronin

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJoe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak
  • Top headlineJapan bombs Pearl Harbor — United States enters World War II
  • Technology milestoneFirst commercial television broadcasts (CBS, NBC)
  • Defining fadVictory gardens
  • Notable inventionAerosol spray can
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population133.4M

1941 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Patricia Hollis, Baroness Hollis of Heigham's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19412026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,500$435,000
Average income$3,400$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population133.4M341 million

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