Dolly Stark (umpire)

Dolly Stark, American baseball player and umpire (died 1968)

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Born: November 4, 1897
Died: August 24, 1968
Zodiac sign: Scorpio
Birth year: 1897

About Dolly Stark (umpire)

Albert D. "Dolly" Stark was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the National League from 1928 to 1935 and from 1937 to 1940. Stark was the first Jewish umpire in modern baseball. As an umpire, Stark was known for being active and mobile, and constantly working to improve himself. This was the first and only time a "Day" has been held in honor of a Major League Baseball umpire.

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The world when Dolly Stark (umpire) was born

Dolly Stark (umpire) was born in 1897. 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.

Headlines and milestones

Top headlineKlondike Gold Rush begins in Canada
Technology milestoneFirst practical diesel engine built
Defining fadKlondike Gold Rush fever
World population~1.57B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
U.S. population70.0M

1897 versus 2026

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Measure	1897	2026
Population	70.0M	341 million

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