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Norman Hallows

Norman Hallows, English runner and captain (died 1968)

Born
December 29, 1886
Died
October 16, 1968
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1886

About Norman Hallows

Norman Frederick Hallows (29 December 1886 – 16 October 1968) was an English middle-distance runner who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Hallows represented Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and won the bronze medal and set an Olympic record in the 1500 metres race. In the final, Sheppard matched Hallows' first round time while Hallows finished in third place at 4:04.0. His time in the first round was 4:03.4, beating the Olympic record set by American Mel Sheppard only minutes earlier by 1.6 seconds.

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The world when Norman Hallows was born

Norman Hallows was born in 1886. 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 professional baseball game under electric lights
  • Top headlineStatue of Liberty dedicated in New York Harbor
  • Technology milestoneCoca-Cola invented in Atlanta
  • Notable inventionCoca-Cola (originally contained cocaine)
  • World population~1.46B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
  • U.S. population55.6M

1886 versus 2026

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

Measure18862026
Population55.6M341 million

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