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Marjorie Ogilvie Anderson

Marjorie Ogilvie Anderson, Scottish historian (died 2002)

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Born
February 9, 1909
Died
May 27, 2002
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1909

About Marjorie Ogilvie Anderson

Marjorie Ogilvie Anderson was a Scottish historian and paleographer. Marjorie Ogilvie Anderson (née Cunningham) (9 February 1909 – 27 May 2002) was a Scottish historian and paleographer. Born Marjorie Ogilvie Cunningham in St Andrews, she attended St Leonards School there before studying English at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University.

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The world when Marjorie Ogilvie Anderson was born

Marjorie Ogilvie Anderson 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 Marjorie Ogilvie Anderson's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19092026
Population88.8M341 million

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