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Nils Backlund

Nils Backlund, Swedish water polo player (died 1964)

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Born
October 25, 1896
Died
December 3, 1964
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1896

About Nils Backlund

Nils Robert Backlund was a Swedish water polo player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he was part of the Swedish team, which was able to win the bronze medal. In the 1924 water polo competition his team finished in fourth place. Nils Robert Backlund (25 October 1896 – 3 December 1964) was a Swedish water polo player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

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Nils Backlund timeline

  1. Nils Robert Backlund (25 October 1896 – 3 December 1964) was a Swedish water polo player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.
  2. In 1920 he was part of the Swedish team, which was able to win the bronze medal.

The world when Nils Backlund was born

Nils Backlund was born in 1896. 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

  • Major sports momentFirst modern Olympic Games held in Athens
  • Top headlinePlessy v. Ferguson — "separate but equal" upheld
  • Technology milestoneGuglielmo Marconi patents wireless telegraph (radio)
  • World population~1.56B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
  • U.S. population69.0M

1896 versus 2026

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

Measure18962026
Population69.0M341 million

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