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Josef Silný

Czech footballer (1902–1981)

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Born
January 23, 1902
Died
May 15, 1981
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1902

About Josef Silný

Josef Silný (23 January 1902 – 18 May 1981) was a Czech footballer who played as a forward. Silný played for Hanácká Slavia Kroměříž, SK Slavia Praha (1923–1926), AC Sparta Prague (1926–1933), SC Nîmois (1933–1934) and Bohemians Praha (1934–1935). He played for Czechoslovakia national team (50 matches and 28 goals), and was a participant at the 1934 FIFA World Cup, where he played in a match against Romania. Josef Silný (23 January 1902 in Kroměříž – 18 May 1981) was a Czech footballer who played as a forward.

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Josef Silný timeline

  1. Josef Silný (23 January 1902 in Kroměříž – 18 May 1981) was a Czech footballer who played as a forward.
  2. He played for Czechoslovakia national team (50 matches and 28 goals), and was a participant at the 1934 FIFA World Cup, where he played in a match against Romania.

The world when Josef Silný was born

Josef Silný was born in 1902. 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 1902

  • Best-selling bookThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Rose Bowl game played in Pasadena, California
  • Top headlineEnd of Philippine-American War
  • Technology milestoneAir conditioning invented by Willis Carrier
  • Notable inventionAir conditioning
  • World population~1.62B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population79.0M

1902 versus 2026

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

Measure19022026
Population79.0M341 million

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