William Haselden

William Haselden, English cartoonist (died 1953)

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Born: December 3, 1872
Died: December 25, 1953
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
Birth year: 1872

About William Haselden

William Kerridge Haselden (3 December 1872 – 25 December 1953) was an English cartoonist and caricaturist. Haselden's parents were both English but met in Seville, Spain, where his father was director of the Seville Gasworks. Haselden's father died during a family holiday to England in 1874, and the remaining family stayed in England, settling in Hampstead. The young William's education at a private school was cut short due to the family's financial problems, and he left school at the age of 16 with no formal artistic training.

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The world when William Haselden was born

William Haselden was born in 1872. 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 1872

Best-selling bookAround the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne

Headlines and milestones

Top headlineYellowstone established as first national park
Technology milestoneCelluloid (first plastic) manufacturing begins
World population~1.52B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
U.S. population40.2M

1872 versus 2026

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Measure	1872	2026
Population	40.2M	341 million

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