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Giff Vivian

Giff Vivian, New Zealand cricketer (died 1983)

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Born
November 4, 1912
Died
August 12, 1983
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1912

About Giff Vivian

Henry Gifford Vivian was a New Zealand cricketer who played in seven Test matches between 1931 and 1937. After attending Mount Albert Grammar School in Auckland, Giff Vivian made his first-class debut for Auckland in December 1930 at the age of 18, scoring 37 and 81 against Canterbury. In the first match of the 1931–32 season Vivian scored 165 against Wellington out of an Auckland total of 285. In 1960, when the Marylebone Cricket Club decided to award honorary life membership to distinguished former players and administrators from around the world, Vivian was one of the first seven New Zealanders so honoured.

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Giff Vivian timeline

  1. After attending Mount Albert Grammar School in Auckland, Giff Vivian made his first-class debut for Auckland in December 1930 at the age of 18, scoring 37 and 81 against Canterbury.
  2. In the first match of the 1931–32 season Vivian scored 165 against Wellington out of an Auckland total of 285.
  3. In 1960, when the Marylebone Cricket Club decided to award honorary life membership to distinguished former players and administrators from around the world, Vivian was one of the first seven New Zealanders so honoured.

The world when Giff Vivian was born

Giff Vivian was born in 1912. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1912

  • Best-selling book"The Harvester" – Gene Stratton-Porter

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJim Thorpe wins two gold medals at the Stockholm Olympics
  • Top headlineRMS Titanic sinks on maiden voyage — 1,500+ die
  • Technology milestoneFirst parachute jump from an airplane
  • World population~1.72B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population94.6M

1912 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Giff Vivian's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19122026
Population94.6M341 million

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