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Azumafuji Kin'ichi

Azumafuji Kin'ichi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 40th Yokozuna (died 1973)

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Born
October 28, 1921
Died
July 31, 1973
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1921

About Azumafuji Kin'ichi

Azumafuji Kin'ichi was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Taitō, Tokyo. He was the sport's 40th yokozuna, and later a professional wrestler. Azumafuji won his sixth and final championship in September 1953, and struggled with injuries after that. Azumafuji was the first yokozuna to turn to Western-style professional wrestling, in 1955. He won his first top division championship in May 1948, and was promoted to the top yokozuna rank in October of that year after finishing as runner-up. In April 1955 he won the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship in Honolulu alongside another former sumo wrestler turned professional wrestler, Rikidōzan.

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Azumafuji Kin'ichi timeline

  1. He won his first top division championship in May 1948, and was promoted to the top yokozuna rank in October of that year after finishing as runner-up.
  2. Azumafuji won his sixth and final championship in September 1953, and struggled with injuries after that.
  3. Azumafuji was the first yokozuna to turn to Western-style professional wrestling, in 1955.
  4. In April 1955 he won the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship in Honolulu alongside another former sumo wrestler turned professional wrestler, Rikidōzan.

The world when Azumafuji Kin'ichi was born

Azumafuji Kin'ichi was born in 1921. 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 1921

  • #1 song"My Man" – Fanny Brice
  • Top movieThe Kid (Charlie Chaplin)
  • Best-selling bookMain Street – Sinclair Lewis

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJack Dempsey vs Georges Carpentier — first million-dollar gate
  • Top headlineWarren G. Harding inaugurated as 29th President
  • Technology milestoneAlbert Einstein wins the Nobel Prize in Physics
  • Defining fadOuija boards
  • Notable inventionLie detector (polygraph)
  • World population1.88 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding
  • Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
  • U.S. population108.5M

1921 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Azumafuji Kin'ichi's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19212026
Gas$0.26$3.45/gal
Average home$5,500$435,000
Average income$3,010$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population108.5M341 million

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