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Tim Sainsbury

Tim Sainsbury, English businessman and politician, Minister of State for Trade

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Born
June 11, 1932
Age in 2026
94
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1932

About Tim Sainsbury

Sir Timothy Alan Davan Sainsbury is a Conservative politician and businessman in the United Kingdom. In 1959 he became deputy to Fred Salisbury (the first non-Sainsbury director of the company). In the 1995 New Year Honours list he was awarded a knighthood. In the Sunday Times Rich List 2008 his family fortune was estimated at £1.3 billion. His great-grandparents, John James Sainsbury and Mary Ann Staples, established a grocer's at 173 Drury Lane in 1869, which became the British supermarket chain Sainsbury's.

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Tim Sainsbury timeline

  1. His great-grandparents, John James Sainsbury and Mary Ann Staples, established a grocer's at 173 Drury Lane in 1869, which became the British supermarket chain Sainsbury's.
  2. In 1959 he became deputy to Fred Salisbury (the first non-Sainsbury director of the company).
  3. In the 1995 New Year Honours list he was awarded a knighthood.
  4. In the Sunday Times Rich List 2008 his family fortune was estimated at £1.3 billion.

The world when Tim Sainsbury was born

Tim Sainsbury was born in 1932. 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 1932

  • #1 song"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
  • Top movieGrand Hotel
  • Best-selling bookBrave New World – Aldous Huxley

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBabe Ruth's "called shot" in the World Series
  • Top headlineFDR elected in a landslide during the Great Depression
  • Technology milestoneAmelia Earhart becomes first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic
  • Defining fadMonopoly board game (unofficial versions)
  • Notable inventionPolaroid filters
  • World population2.14 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population124.8M

1932 versus 2026

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

Measure19322026
Gas$0.18$3.45/gal
Average home$5,000$435,000
Average income$2,600$67,500
Movie ticket$0.20$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population124.8M341 million

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