Rosalyn Higgins, Lady Higgins

Rosalyn Higgins, English lawyer and judge

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Born: June 2, 1937
Age in 2026: 89
Zodiac sign: Gemini
Birth year: 1937

About Rosalyn Higgins, Lady Higgins

Rosalyn Cohen Higgins, Baroness Higgins, is a British judge who is the former president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). She was the first female judge elected to the ICJ, and was elected to a three-year term as its president in 2006. Her husband was created a life peer in 1997; consequently, she became Baroness Higgins. Furthermore, in 2007 she was awarded the Balzan Prize for International Law since 1945. Following her education, Higgins was a practising barrister, and became a Queen's Counsel (QC; since 2022, KC) in 1986, and is a bencher of the Inner Temple.

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Rosalyn Higgins, Lady Higgins timeline

1997Her husband was created a life peer in 1997; consequently, she became Baroness Higgins.
2007Furthermore, in 2007 she was awarded the Balzan Prize for International Law since 1945.
2022Following her education, Higgins was a practising barrister, and became a Queen's Counsel (QC; since 2022, KC) in 1986, and is a bencher of the Inner Temple.

The world when Rosalyn Higgins, Lady Higgins was born

Rosalyn Higgins, Lady Higgins was born in 1937. 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 1937

#1 song"A-Tisket, A-Tasket" – Ella Fitzgerald
Top movieSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Best-selling bookOf Mice and Men – John Steinbeck

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentJoe Louis becomes heavyweight champion
Top headlineHindenburg zeppelin explodes in New Jersey
Technology milestoneGolden Gate Bridge opens in San Francisco
Defining fadSwing music
Notable inventionShopping cart
World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
U.S. population128.8M

1937 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Rosalyn Higgins, Lady Higgins's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1937	2026
Gas	$0.20	$3.45/gal
Average home	$5,200	$435,000
Average income	$3,000	$67,500
Minimum wage	$0.25	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.25	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	128.8M	341 million

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