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Harry Clarke (footballer, born 1923)

Harry Clarke, English footballer (died 2000)

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Born
February 23, 1923
Died
April 16, 2000
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1923

About Harry Clarke (footballer, born 1923)

Henry Alfred Clarke was a professional footballer who spent his entire senior career at Tottenham Hotspur. He also represented England on one occasion. Had Lovell's Athletic joined the Football League, maybe they could have held onto Clarke whose reputation had now grown to attract First Division sides. joined Spurs in March 1949 from Lovells Athletic. A-Z of Tottenham Hotspur players Harry Clarke at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database.

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The world when Harry Clarke (footballer, born 1923) was born

Harry Clarke (footballer, born 1923) was born in 1923. 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 1923

  • #1 song"Yes! We Have No Bananas"
  • Top movieThe Ten Commandments (Cecil B. DeMille)
  • Best-selling bookBlack Oxen – Gertrude Atherton

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst 24 Hours of Le Mans race
  • Top headlineTime magazine publishes its first issue
  • Technology milestoneFirst neon signs appear in the United States
  • Defining fadDance marathons
  • Notable inventionFrozen food process (Clarence Birdseye)
  • World population1.93 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding / Calvin Coolidge
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population111.9M

1923 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Harry Clarke (footballer, born 1923)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19232026
Gas$0.22$3.45/gal
Average home$5,700$435,000
Average income$3,380$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population111.9M341 million

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