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R. P. Keigwin

R. P. Keigwin, English cricketer and academic (died 1972)

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Born
April 8, 1883
Died
November 26, 1972
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1883

About R. P. Keigwin

Richard Prescott Keigwin ( KEG-win; 8 April 1883 – 26 November 1972) was an English schoolmaster, sportsman, translator, and author. He played first-class cricket for Cambridge University, the Marylebone Cricket Club, Essex, and Gloucestershire, and hockey for Essex and England. After teaching at the Royal Naval College, Osborne, he was a naval officer during the First World War, then a master at Clifton College, and was notable for his translations from the work of Hans Christian Andersen. Keigwin's best bowling figures in first-class cricket were 8/79 against Sussex in 1903. His brothers, Herbert Keigwin and Henry Keigwin both also played first-class cricket.

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The world when R. P. Keigwin was born

R. P. Keigwin was born in 1883. 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.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineBrooklyn Bridge opens after 14 years of construction
  • Technology milestoneFirst standardized time zones adopted
  • World population~1.43B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderChester A. Arthur
  • U.S. population52.8M

1883 versus 2026

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Measure18832026
Population52.8M341 million

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