Gender | Male |
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Weekday | Tuesday |
Date | July 11, 1916 |
Time | 7:20 a.m. |
Daylight Saving | No |
City | Kew, New South Wales, Australia |
Geo-location | 31ºS38'9.67", |
Timezone | Australia/Sydney |
City | Kew, New South Wales, Australia |
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Timezone | Australia/Sydney |
Time (Australia/Sydney) | Jul. 11, 1916, 07:20:00 AM |
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Time (UTC) | Jul. 10, 1916, 09:20:00 PM |
Time (LMT) | Jul. 11, 1916, 07:30:54 AM |
Time (Julian) | 2421055.38888889 |
LMT Correction | 10.1817 Hrs |
Ayanmsha | True Chitra - 22º40'36.91" |
Australian politician who joined the ALP in 1945 and on 11/29/1952, won the federal seat of Werriwa. On 3/07/1960 he was elected Deputy leader of the Labor Party and on 4/27/1966, failed in a leadership challenge against Arthur Calwell. On 2/08/1967 he was elected ALP leader and on 10/25/1969 was defeated by John Gorton in the federal election. Whitlam served in the RAAF during WW II and passed the Bar in 1947. He married Margaret Dovey on 4/22/1942; three sons, one daughter. On 12/02/1972 Whitlam became the first Labor Prime Minster in 23 years. He was the first Australian PM to make a visit to China, on 10/31/1973, and was re-elected on 5/18/1974. After the Senate blocked supply, he and his government were dismissed on 11/11/1975 and on 12/13/1975, Malcolm Fraser's Liberals swept into power. Whitlam resigned from Parliament on 7/31/1978 and he was appointed ambassador to UNESCO on 5/04/1983. Whitlam published "The Truth of the Matter" in 1979. Gough Whitlam died aged 98 in the morning of 21 October 2014 at Elizabeth Bay, Sydney. Link to Wikipedia biography
S.No. | Event Type | Event Date | Event Description |
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1 |
Gain Social Status |
Nov. 29, 1952 |
Work : Gain social status 29 November 1952 (Elected into the federal seat of Werriwa) . |
2 |
New Job |
March 1, 1960 |
Work : New Job 7 March 1960 (Elected Deputy leader of the Labor Party) . |
3 |
Lose Social Status |
April 27, 1966 |
Work : Lose social status 27 April 1966 (Lost againse Arthur Calwell) . |
4 |
New Job |
Feb. 1, 1967 |
Work : New Job 8 February 1967 (Elected ALP leader) . |
5 |
Lose Social Status |
Oct. 25, 1969 |
Work : Lose social status 25 October 1969 (Defeated against John Gorton) . |
6 |
Gain Social Status |
Dec. 1, 1972 |
Work : Gain social status 2 December 1972 (Labour Prime Minister) . |
7 |
Gain Social Status |
May 18, 1974 |
Work : Gain social status 18 May 1974 (Reelected P.M.) . |
8 |
Lose Social Status |
Nov. 11, 1975 |
Work : Lose social status 11 November 1975 (Malcolm Fraser's Liberal Party takes over power) . |
9 |
Retired |
July 31, 1978 |
Work : Retired 31 July 1978 (Resigned from Parliament) . |
10 |
Published/Released |
Jan. 1, 1979 |
Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1979 (Book released) |
11 |
New Job |
May 1, 1983 |
Work : New Job 4 May 1983 (Appointed Ambassador to UNESCO) . |
S.No. | Event Type | Event Date | Event Description |
---|---|---|---|
1 |
Marriage |
April 22, 1942 |
Relationship : Marriage 22 April 1942 (Margaret Dovey) . |
S.No. | Event Type | Event Date | Event Description |
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1 |
Partner Death |
March 17, 2012 |
Death of Mate 17 March 2012 (His wife Margaret Whitlam) . |
2 |
Unspecified |
Oct. 21, 2014 |
Death, Cause unspecified 21 October 2014 (Age 98) . |
Joined Organization
Jan. 1, 1945
Social : Joined group 1945 (Joined the ALP political party)
Degree Completion
Jan. 1, 1947
Social : End a program of study 1947 (Passed the bar exam)