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Ray Groom

Ray Groom, Australian footballer, lawyer, and politician, 39th Premier of Tasmania

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Born
September 3, 1944
Age in 2026
82
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1944

About Ray Groom

Raymond John Groom is an Australian lawyer and former sportsman and politician, representing the Liberal Party in the Federal Parliament 1975–84 and the Tasmanian Parliament 1986–2001. He was a Federal and state minister for a total of 13 years. He was Premier of Tasmania from 1992 to 1996 and also served as Deputy Premier and Attorney-General. Groom won state titles in both Tasmania and Victoria as a sprinter and long jumper. Groom first stood for the House of Representatives seat of Braddon in 1974 at the age of 30 but was unsuccessful. He represented Victoria and won the Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal as Melbourne's Best and Fairest player in 1968. In 1975 he ran for Braddon again and won, and held it until 1984.

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Ray Groom timeline

  1. He represented Victoria and won the Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal as Melbourne's Best and Fairest player in 1968.
  2. Groom first stood for the House of Representatives seat of Braddon in 1974 at the age of 30 but was unsuccessful.
  3. In 1975 he ran for Braddon again and won, and held it until 1984.

The world when Ray Groom was born

Ray Groom was born in 1944. 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 1944

  • #1 song"Swinging on a Star" – Bing Crosby
  • Top movieGoing My Way
  • Best-selling bookStrange Fruit – Lillian Smith

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGreen Bay Packers win NFL Championship
  • Top headlineD-Day invasion of Normandy on June 6
  • Technology milestoneHarvard Mark I computer begins operations
  • Defining fadBobby socks
  • Notable inventionKidney dialysis machine
  • World population2.39 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population138.4M

1944 versus 2026

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

Measure19442026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$5,800$435,000
Average income$4,200$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.27$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population138.4M341 million

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