diamond geezer

 ###  Monday, July 20, 2026

As of noon today the UK will have had FIVE Prime Ministers in the last FOUR years.
We just can't hang onto them any more.

When I was 10, I'd lived through two Prime Ministers.
When I was 20, I'd lived through four Prime Ministers.
When I was 30, I'd lived through five Prime Ministers.
When I was 40, I'd lived through six Prime Ministers.
When I was 50, I'd lived through eight Prime Ministers.
It all seemed fairly measured.

When I was 60, I'd lived through thirteen Prime Ministers.
That's five extra in a decade, whereas my first five took three decades.

Today I hit fourteen.

How many UK Prime Ministers have you lived through?

Age	Birthday	Number of Prime Ministers
0	today	1	Burnham
0-2	5/7/2024 → 19/7/2026	2	Starmer, Burnham
2-3	25/10/2022 → 4/7/2024	3	Sunak, Starmer, Burnham
3	6/9/2022 → 24/10/2022	4	Truss, Sunak, Starmer, Burnham
3-7	24/7/2019 → 5/9/2022	5	Johnson, Truss, Sunak, Starmer, Burnham
7-9	13/7/2016 → 23/7/2019	6	May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak, Starmer, Burnham
10-16	11/5/2010 → 12/7/2016	7	Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak, Starmer, Burnham
16-19	27/6/2007 → 10/5/2010	8	Brown, Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak, Starmer, Burnham
19-29	2/5/1997 → 26/6/2007	9	Blair, Brown, Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak, Starmer, Burnham
29-35	28/11/1990 → 1/5/1997	10	Major, Blair, Brown, Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak, Starmer, Burnham
35-47	4/5/1979 → 27/11/1990	11	Thatcher, Major, Blair, Brown, Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak, Starmer, Burnham
47-50	5/4/1976 → 3/5/1979	12	Callaghan, Thatcher, Major, Blair, Brown, Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak, Starmer, Burnham
50-52	4/3/1974 → 4/4/1976	13	Wilson, Callaghan, Thatcher, Major, Blair, Brown, Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak, Starmer, Burnham
52-61	16/10/1964 → 3/3/1974	14	Wilson, Heath, Callaghan, Thatcher, Major, Blair, Brown, Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak, Starmer, Burnham
61-62	19/10/1963 → 15/10/1964	15	Douglas-Home, Wilson, Heath, Callaghan, Thatcher, Major, Blair, Brown, Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak, Starmer, Burnham
62-69	10/1/1957 → 18/10/1963	16	Macmillan, Douglas-Home, Wilson, Heath, Callaghan, Thatcher, Major, Blair, Brown, Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak, Starmer, Burnham
69-71	7/4/1955 → 9/1/1957	17	Eden, Macmillan, Douglas-Home, Wilson, Heath, Callaghan, Thatcher, Major, Blair, Brown, Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak, Starmer, Burnham
71-74	26/10/1951 → 6/4/1955	18	Churchill, Eden, Macmillan, Douglas-Home, Wilson, Heath, Callaghan, Thatcher, Major, Blair, Brown, Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak, Starmer, Burnham
74-86	10/5/1940 → 25/10/1951	19	Churchill, Attlee, Eden, Macmillan, Douglas-Home, Wilson, Heath, Callaghan, Thatcher, Major, Blair, Brown, Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak, Starmer, Burnham
86-89	28/5/1937 → 9/5/1940	20	Chamberlain, Churchill, Attlee, Eden, Macmillan, Douglas-Home, Wilson, Heath, Callaghan, Thatcher, Major, Blair, Brown, Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak, Starmer, Burnham
89-91	7/6/1935 → 27/5/1937	21	Baldwin, Chamberlain, Churchill, Attlee, Eden, Macmillan, Douglas-Home, Wilson, Heath, Callaghan, Thatcher, Major, Blair, Brown, Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak, Starmer, Burnham
91+	before 6/6/1935	22+	MacDonald, Baldwin, Chamberlain, Churchill, Attlee, Eden, Macmillan, Douglas-Home, Wilson, Heath, Callaghan, Thatcher, Major, Blair, Brown, Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak, Starmer, Burnham

While we're here, 20th July is 57 years since the first Moon landing, so how many men have stood on the Moon in your lifetime?

Age	Birthday	Number of Moonwalkers
0-54	15/12/1972 → today	0	-
54	25/4/1972 → 14/12/1972	2	Cernan, Schmitt
54	3/8/1971 → 24/4/1972	4	Young, Duke, Cernan, Schmitt
54-55	7/2/1971 → 2/8/1971	6	Scott, Irwin, Young, Duke, Cernan, Schmitt
55-56	21/11/1969 → 6/2/1971	8	Shepard, Mitchell, Scott, Irwin, Young, Duke, Cernan, Schmitt
56	22/7/1969 → 20/11/1969	10	Conrad, Bean, Shepard, Mitchell, Scott, Irwin, Young, Duke, Cernan, Schmitt
57+	before 22/7/1969	12	Armstrong, Aldrin, Conrad, Bean, Shepard, Mitchell, Scott, Irwin, Young, Duke, Cernan, Schmitt

While we're here, how many times have England won the World Cup in your lifetime?

Age	Birthday	Number of wins
0	today	0
0-59	31/7/1966 → 19/7/2026	still 0, sorry
60+	before 31/7/1966	1

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