American lieutenant and politician, 41st President of the United States (died 2018)

George H. W. Bush

George Herbert Walker Bush was the 41st president of the United States, serving from 1989 to 1993. Bush was Ronald Reagan's vice president from 1981 to 1989. He was the father of George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States.

Born

1924

June 12

Died

2018

Era

1920s

Country

United States

About

George, in brief

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Key dates

1924 Born
2018 Died

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What else happened on this day, through history

910 Battle of Augsburg: The Hungarians defeat the East Frankish army under King Louis the Child, using the famous feigned retreat tactic of the nomadic warriors.
1206 The Ghurid general Qutb ud-Din Aibak founds the Delhi Sultanate.
1240 At the instigation of Louis IX of France, an inter-faith debate, known as the Disputation of Paris, starts between a Christian monk and four rabbis.
1381 Peasants' Revolt: In England, rebels assemble at Blackheath, just outside London.

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The world in 1924

When George arrived

april 1 Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years fortress confinement for his participation in the "Beer Hall Putsch" but spends only nine months in jail.
april 1 The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed.
april 13 A.E.K., a major Greek multi-sport club, is established in Athens by Greek refugees from Constantinople.
april 24 Thorvald Stauning becomes premier of Denmark (first term).

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on June 12

Anne Frank 1929– German-Dutch diarist; victim of the Holocaust (died 1945) Dallas Clark 1979– American football player Gao Zong 1107– Chinese emperor (died 1187) Ian Craig 1935–2014 Australian cricketer (died 2014) Karl Freiherr von Müffling 1775–1851 Prussian field marshal (born 1775) Oliver Lodge 1851–1940 English physicist and academic (born 1851) Otto Skorzeny 1908– German SS officer (died 1975) Ray Barbuti 1905–1988 American runner and football player (born 1905) Sam Thaiday 1985– Australian rugby league player and sportscaster

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1924

Jimmy Carter 1924–2024 American politician, 39th President of the United States (born 1924) Abioseh Nicol 1924–1994 Sierra Leonean-English physician, academic, and diplomat (died 1994) Brian Bevan 1924–1991 Australian rugby league player (died 1991) Bulat Okudzhava 1924–1997 Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1924) Carroll O'Connor 1924–2001 American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2001) Charlie Callas 1924–2011 American actor and comedian (died 2011) Colleen Dewhurst 1924–1991 Canadian-American actress (born 1924) David Bronstein 1924–2006 Ukrainian-Belarusian chess player and theoretician (born 1924) Dennis Weaver 1924–2006 American actor, director, and producer (born 1924)

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