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Chapman Pincher

Chapman Pincher, Indian-English historian, journalist, and author (died 2014)

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Born
March 29, 1914
Died
August 5, 2014
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1914

About Chapman Pincher

Henry Chapman Pincher was an English journalist, historian and novelist whose writing mainly focused on espionage and related matters, after some early books on scientific subjects. Aged 10, he won a scholarship to Darlington Grammar School where he took an interest in genetics, afterwards studying zoology and biology at King's College London. He won awards as Journalist of the Year in 1964, and Reporter of the Decade in 1966. When World War II began, Pincher joined the Royal Armoured Corps, served in tanks and became a Staff Officer.

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The world when Chapman Pincher was born

Chapman Pincher was born in 1914. 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 1914

  • Best-selling book"The Eyes of the World" – Harold Bell Wright

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports moment"Miracle Braves" complete greatest comeback in baseball history
  • Top headlineWorld War I begins — Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated
  • Technology milestonePanama Canal opens
  • World population~1.74B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population97.2M

1914 versus 2026

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

Measure19142026
Population97.2M341 million

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