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Roden Cutler

Roden Cutler, Australian lieutenant and politician, 32nd Governor of New South Wales (died 2002)

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Born
May 24, 1916
Died
February 21, 2002
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1916

About Roden Cutler

Sir Arthur Roden Cutler, was an Australian diplomat, the longest-serving Governor of New South Wales and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth armed forces. In 1968, the first in a new class of Sydney Harbour ferries was named the Lady Cutler. He enjoyed all sports, especially riding, rifle shooting and water polo, and was awarded a University Blue in swimming. After school, Cutler worked for the Texas Company Australasia, which later became Texaco. Cutler acted as Secretary-General of the South-East Asia Council of Ministers meeting in Canberra in January 1957 and became Chief of Protocol of the Department of External Affairs (1957–58).

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Roden Cutler timeline

  1. Cutler acted as Secretary-General of the South-East Asia Council of Ministers meeting in Canberra in January 1957 and became Chief of Protocol of the Department of External Affairs (1957–58).
  2. In 1968, the first in a new class of Sydney Harbour ferries was named the Lady Cutler.

The world when Roden Cutler was born

Roden Cutler was born in 1916. 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 1916

  • Best-selling book"Seventeen" – Booth Tarkington

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGeorgia Tech defeats Cumberland 222-0, most lopsided football game ever
  • Top headlineBattle of the Somme — 1 million casualties
  • Technology milestoneTanks first used in warfare
  • Notable inventionMilitary tanks
  • World population~1.76B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population99.6M

1916 versus 2026

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

Measure19162026
Population99.6M341 million

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