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David Robertson (sportsman)

David Robertson, Scottish-English golfer and rugby player (died 1937)

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Born
March 21, 1869
Died
September 13, 1937
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1869

About David Robertson (sportsman)

David Donaldson Robertson was a Scottish sportsman who represented Great Britain and Ireland at golf in the 1900 Summer Olympics, and also played international rugby for the Scotland. With the outbreak of the First World War, Robertson joined the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve, Anti-Aircraft Division. Robertson first came to note as a rugby player when he represented Cambridge University in the 1892 Varsity match. In 1900 he won the bronze medal in the men's competition in golf at the Olympics.

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David Robertson (sportsman) timeline

  1. Robertson first came to note as a rugby player when he represented Cambridge University in the 1892 Varsity match.
  2. In 1900 he won the bronze medal in the men's competition in golf at the Olympics.

The world when David Robertson (sportsman) was born

David Robertson (sportsman) was born in 1869. 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 1869

  • Best-selling bookWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineTranscontinental Railroad completed at Promontory Summit
  • Technology milestoneSuez Canal opens
  • World population~1.49B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
  • U.S. population35.6M

1869 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in David Robertson (sportsman)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18692026
Population35.6M341 million

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