Des Corcoran

James Desmond Corcoran was an Australian politician who served as the 37th premier of South Australia between February and September 1979, following the resignation of Don Dunstan. During his brief premiership Corcoran also served as state treasurer. Born at Millicent in the southeast of the state, he served in the Australian Army in the Korean War and Malayan Emergency, reaching the rank of captain, and being twice mentioned in despatches. Following his discharge in 1961, Corcoran was elected to the House of Assembly, succeeding his father Jim Corcoran – who retired at the 1962 election – as the member for the electoral district of Millicent representing the Australian Labor Party.

8 November 1928

Born on the same birth day (8 November): Ademir de Menezes • Al Brosch • Alain de Coëtivy • Alena Vašková • Antony Hickling • Christophe Vincent • Dania Ramirez • David Bret • David Muir • Dmitry Yazov • Dorothea Bate • George Bouzianis • Holly Walsh • Jack Littlejohn • Jeffrey Ford • Jully Black • Keith Jones (ice hockey) • Larry Burnett • Laura Jane Grace • Margaret Mitchell • Mihály Bertalanits • Mike Matarazzo • Nikolaos Triantafyllakos • Teofilo Folengo • Tom Anderson

Born in the same month (November 1928): Aleksey Batalov • Andres Narvasa • Anne Sexton • Colin McDonald (Australian cricketer) • Gerry Alexander • Goseki Kojima • Jack George • James Bradford (weightlifter) • Jerry Bock • John Coleman (Australian footballer) • Minister for Defence (Australia) • Paul Johnson (writer) • Salvador Laurel • Tatsuo Nishida