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Alexander Obolensky

Alexander Obolensky, Russian rugby player and pilot (died 1940)

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Born
February 17, 1916
Died
March 29, 1940
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1916

About Alexander Obolensky

Prince Alexander Sergeevich Obolensky was a Rurikid prince of Russian aristocratic descent who became a naturalised Briton, having spent most of his life in England, and who went on to represent England in international rugby union. He was, and remains, popularly known as "The Flying Prince", "The Flying Slav", or simply as "Obo" to many sports fans. Obolensky scored two tries on his England debut in a 13–0 victory over the All Blacks, the first time England had beaten New Zealand. At Oxford he won two rugby blues representing Oxford University RFC as a wing/three-quarter.

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The world when Alexander Obolensky was born

Alexander Obolensky was born in 1916. 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 1916

  • Best-selling book"Seventeen" – Booth Tarkington

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGeorgia Tech defeats Cumberland 222-0, most lopsided football game ever
  • Top headlineBattle of the Somme — 1 million casualties
  • Technology milestoneTanks first used in warfare
  • Notable inventionMilitary tanks
  • World population~1.76B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population99.6M

1916 versus 2026

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

Measure19162026
Population99.6M341 million

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