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Mathieu Cordang

Mathieu Cordang, Dutch cyclist (died 1942)

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Born
December 26, 1869
Died
March 24, 1942
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1869

About Mathieu Cordang

Mathieu Cordang (6 December 1869 – 24 March 1942) was a Dutch professional cyclist. His specialties were track racing and endurance racing. Cordang won the amateur 100 km motor-paced world championship in 1895 in Köln. He borrowed a bicycle, won the race, and decided to take up cycle-racing. In 1894, he set a world record for the mile on a tandem, and finished second in the Dutch national road race championships behind Jaap Eden. One year later, he raced a train between Maastricht and Roermond and won.

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Mathieu Cordang timeline

  1. In 1894, he set a world record for the mile on a tandem, and finished second in the Dutch national road race championships behind Jaap Eden.
  2. Cordang won the amateur 100 km motor-paced world championship in 1895 in Köln.

The world when Mathieu Cordang was born

Mathieu Cordang was born in 1869. 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 1869

  • Best-selling bookWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineTranscontinental Railroad completed at Promontory Summit
  • Technology milestoneSuez Canal opens
  • World population~1.49B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
  • U.S. population35.6M

1869 versus 2026

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Measure18692026
Population35.6M341 million

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