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Robert Hankey, 2nd Baron Hankey

Robert Hankey, 2nd Baron Hankey, British diplomat and public servant (died 1996)

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Born
July 4, 1905
Died
October 28, 1996
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1905

About Robert Hankey, 2nd Baron Hankey

Robert Maurice Alers Hankey, 2nd Baron Hankey, was a British diplomat and public servant. Hankey was appointed to be a Third Secretary in 1928, a Second Secretary in 1932, and a First Secretary in 1939. Sir Robert was appointed to the Royal Victorian Order as a Knight Commander in 1956, as well as being awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star of Sweden.

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Robert Hankey, 2nd Baron Hankey timeline

  1. Hankey was appointed to be a Third Secretary in 1928, a Second Secretary in 1932, and a First Secretary in 1939.
  2. Sir Robert was appointed to the Royal Victorian Order as a Knight Commander in 1956, as well as being awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star of Sweden.

The world when Robert Hankey, 2nd Baron Hankey was born

Robert Hankey, 2nd Baron Hankey was born in 1905. 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 1905

  • Best-selling book"The Marriage of William Ashe" – Mrs. Humphry Ward

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentChristy Mathewson pitches 3 shutouts in the World Series
  • Top headlineEinstein publishes theory of special relativity
  • Technology milestoneEinstein's "miracle year" — E=mc²
  • World population~1.65B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population83.2M

1905 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Robert Hankey, 2nd Baron Hankey's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19052026
Population83.2M341 million

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