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Manuel Díaz (fencer)

Manuel Díaz, Cuban fencer (died 1929)

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Born
April 8, 1874
Died
February 20, 1929
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1874

About Manuel Díaz (fencer)

Manuel Dionysios Díaz Martínez was a Cuban fencer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He was born in Havana and died in Rochester, Minnesota. In 1904 he won the gold medal in the individual sabre and team foil competition. Manuel Dionysios Díaz Martínez (April 8, 1874 – February 20, 1929) was a Cuban fencer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

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Manuel Díaz (fencer) timeline

  1. Manuel Dionysios Díaz Martínez (April 8, 1874 – February 20, 1929) was a Cuban fencer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.
  2. In 1904 he won the gold medal in the individual sabre and team foil competition.

The world when Manuel Díaz (fencer) was born

Manuel Díaz (fencer) was born in 1874. 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 headlineFirst zoo in US opens in Philadelphia
  • Technology milestoneBarbed wire patented
  • Notable inventionBarbed wire fencing
  • World population~1.54B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
  • U.S. population41.8M

1874 versus 2026

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Measure18742026
Population41.8M341 million

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