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Thanin Kraivichien

Thanin Kraivichien, Thai lawyer and politician, 14th prime minister of Thailand (died 2025)

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Born
April 5, 1927
Died
February 23, 2025
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1927

About Thanin Kraivichien

Thanin Kraivichien was a Thai judge, politician and law professor. He was the prime minister of Thailand between 1976 and 1977. He was then appointed to the Privy Council and became its president in 2016. With the death of Prem Tinsulanonda in May 2019, he became the oldest living former Thai Prime Minister. Thanin led the first Thai cabinet in which several women, including Wimolsiri Chamnarnvej and Lursakdi Sampatisiri, held ministerial posts. Thanin Kraivichien (first name also spelled Tanin, last name Kraivixien or Kraivichian; Thai: ธานินทร์ กรัยวิเชียร, RTGS: Thanin Kraiwichian, IPA:; 5 April 1927 – 23 February 2025) was a Thai judge, politician and law professor.

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Thanin Kraivichien timeline

  1. Thanin Kraivichien (first name also spelled Tanin, last name Kraivixien or Kraivichian; Thai: ธานินทร์ กรัยวิเชียร, RTGS: Thanin Kraiwichian, IPA:; 5 April 1927 – 23 February 2025) was a Thai judge, politician and law professor.
  2. He was then appointed to the Privy Council and became its president in 2016.
  3. With the death of Prem Tinsulanonda in May 2019, he became the oldest living former Thai Prime Minister.

The world when Thanin Kraivichien was born

Thanin Kraivichien was born in 1927. 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 1927

  • #1 song"My Blue Heaven" – Gene Austin
  • Top movieThe Jazz Singer (first talking picture)
  • Best-selling bookElmer Gantry – Sinclair Lewis

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBabe Ruth hits 60 home runs
  • Top headlineLindbergh completes first solo transatlantic flight
  • Technology milestoneThe Jazz Singer — first feature-length talking film
  • Defining fadDance marathons peak
  • Notable inventionPEZ candy dispensers
  • World population2.04 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population119.0M

1927 versus 2026

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

Measure19272026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$6,100$435,000
Average income$3,700$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population119.0M341 million

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