Bob Hawke

Robert James Lee Hawke was an Australian politician and trade unionist who served as the 23rd prime minister of Australia from 1983 to 1991. He held office as the leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), having previously served as the president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions from 1969 to 1980 and president of the Labor Party national executive from 1973 to 1978.

9 December 1929

Born on the same birth date (9 December 1929): John Cassavetes

Born on the same birth day (9 December): Allan Jones (cricketer) • Antoine Étienne de Tousard • Ashleigh Brewer • Ashleigh Brilliant • Choi Min-ho • David Nathan (journalist) • Fabio Artico • Gemma Frisius • Gerald Henderson Jr. • Lance Krall • Laura Smulders • Max Manus • Michael Corcoran (musician) • Otis Birdsong • Raphaël Rouquier • Sonia Gandhi • Stacey Abrams • Vénuste Niyongabo

Born in the same month (December 1929): Chris Kenner • Dan Jenkins • Dick Weber • Don Sunderlage • Frank Springer • Howard Sackler • John S. Dunne • Lennart Skoglund • Peter May (cricketer) • Philip Ziegler • Philippe Bouvard • Red Sullivan • Victor Nosach