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John Berger (cross-country skier)

John Berger, Swiss cross-country skier (died 2002)

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Born
November 20, 1909
Died
January 12, 2002
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1909

About John Berger (cross-country skier)

John Berger (31 July 1909 – 12 January 2002) was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s. He was born in Överluleå and won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. 1 medal – (1 bronze) SI Medal tracker for Sweden (1924-2002) John Berger, Sports-Reference / Olympic Sports.

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John Berger (cross-country skier) timeline

  1. 1 medal – (1 bronze) SI Medal tracker for Sweden (1924-2002) John Berger, Sports-Reference / Olympic Sports.
  2. He was born in Överluleå and won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

The world when John Berger (cross-country skier) was born

John Berger (cross-country skier) was born in 1909. 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 1909

  • Best-selling book"The Inner Shrine" – Basil King

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentHonus Wagner leads Pittsburgh Pirates to World Series victory
  • Top headlineRobert Peary claims to reach the North Pole
  • Technology milestoneBakelite (first fully synthetic plastic) invented
  • Notable inventionBakelite plastic
  • World population~1.69B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population88.8M

1909 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in John Berger (cross-country skier)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19092026
Population88.8M341 million

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