Australian journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Australia (died 1945)

John Curtin

John Curtin was an Australian politician who served as the 14th prime minister of Australia from 1941 until his death in 1945. He held office as the leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), having been most notable for leading the country through the majority of World War II, including all but the last few weeks of the war in the Pacific. Curtin's leadership skills and personal character were acclaimed by his political contemporaries, and he is frequently ranked as one of Australia's greatest prime ministers and political leaders.

Born

1885

January 8

Died

1945

Era

1880s

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1885 Born
1945 Died

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The world in 1945

When John departed

april 1 World War II: The Tenth United States Army attacks the Thirty-Second Japanese Army on Okinawa.
april 11 World War II: American forces liberate the Buchenwald concentration camp.
april 12 U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies in office; Vice President Harry S. Truman succeeds him.
april 12 World War II: The U.S. Ninth Army under General William H. Simpson crosses the Elbe River astride Magdeburg, and reaches Tangermünde—only 80 kilometres from Berlin.

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1885

Alice Paul 1885–1977 American activist and suffragist (died 1977) Clare Sheridan 1885–1970 English sculptor and author (born 1885) D. H. Lawrence 1885–1930 English novelist, poet, playwright, and critic (born 1885) Erich von Stroheim 1885–1957 Austrian-American actor, director, and producer (born 1885) Frank Patrick 1885–1960 Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1960) Giacomo Matteotti 1885–1924 Italian lawyer and politician (born 1885) Grace Hutchins 1885–1969 American labor reformer and researcher (died 1969) Gunnar Asplund 1885–1940 Swedish architect and academic, co-designed Skogskyrkogården (born 1885) John Tovey 1885–1971 1st Baron Tovey, English admiral (born 1885)

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