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Piet van der Horst

Piet van der Horst, Dutch cyclist (died 1983)

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Born
October 25, 1903
Died
February 18, 1983
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1903

About Piet van der Horst

Petrus "Piet" Michaelis van der Horst was a Dutch racing cyclist who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. He won the silver medal as part of the Dutch pursuit team. Petrus "Piet" Michaelis van der Horst (25 October 1903 – 18 February 1983) was a Dutch racing cyclist who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. List of Dutch Olympic cyclists Piet van der Horst at databaseOlympics.com.

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The world when Piet van der Horst was born

Piet van der Horst was born in 1903. 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 1903

  • Top movieThe Great Train Robbery (first narrative film)
  • Best-selling book"Lady Rose's Daughter" – Mrs. Humphry Ward

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst World Series — Boston vs Pittsburgh
  • Top headlineWright brothers achieve first powered flight
  • Technology milestoneFirst powered airplane flight (12 seconds, 120 feet)
  • World population~1.63B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population80.4M

1903 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Piet van der Horst's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19032026
Population80.4M341 million

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