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Bob Hawke
Australian politician, 23rd prime minister of australia (1929-2019).
Born December 9th, 1929 in Bordertown.
Died May 16th, 2019 at 89 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Bob Hawke, Australia's 23rd Prime Minister, passed away on May 16th, 2019 at the age of 89. Bob Hawke was a prominent political leader in Australian history, with a career spanning almost two decades of ALP leadership. He served as Prime Minister from 1983 to 1991, during which time he introduced many reforms such as Medicare and APEC. He was also instrumental in supporting Australia's relationship with the United Nations and their peacekeeping efforts. Mr Hawke will be fondly remembered by the Australian public for his wit, charisma and passion for social justice and economic reform. He was an avid cricket fan, and was praised for his efforts to save the sport by reducing ticket and alcohol prices during his term of office. His wife, Blanche D'Alpuget, his 3 children, his step-children and 10 grandchildren survive him.
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir