Gyula Kellner

Gyula Kellner, Hungarian runner (died 1940)

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Born: April 11, 1871
Died: July 28, 1940
Zodiac sign: Aries
Birth year: 1871

About Gyula Kellner

Gyula Richárd Kellner was a Hungarian athlete. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. Kellner was one of 17 athletes to start the marathon race (the first modern Olympic marathon). He finished in fourth place, but when the third-place finisher, Spiridon Belokas, was found to have covered a portion of the race by carriage, Kellner was awarded third place. Gyula Richárd Kellner (April 11, 1871, in Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary – July 28, 1940, in Szolnok, Kingdom of Hungary) was a Hungarian athlete.

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The world when Gyula Kellner was born

Gyula Kellner was born in 1871. 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 headlineGreat Chicago Fire destroys 3.3 square miles
Technology milestoneFirst cable car in San Francisco proposed
World population~1.51B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
U.S. population39.4M

1871 versus 2026

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Measure	1871	2026
Population	39.4M	341 million

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