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Rae Johnstone

Rae Johnstone, Australian jockey (died 1964)

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Born
April 13, 1905
Died
April 29, 1964
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1905

About Rae Johnstone

William Raphael "Rae" Johnstone, was an Australian flat-race jockey. After enjoying considerable success in his native country, he relocated to Europe in 1932 and spent most of the rest of his life in France. He won twelve British Classic Races and two Prix de l'Arc de Triomphes. On his retirement in 1957 he was described as "one of the greatest international jockeys of modern times". He died of a heart attack in 1964. Johnstone began his riding career in Australia, winning his first race in 1920 at the age of 15. By that time he had won more than 600 races in Australia and also ridden successfully in India. Between 1947 and 1956 he won the 1000 Guineas on Imprudence and Camaree, the Derby on My Love, Galcador and Lavandin, the Epsom Oaks on Imprudence, Asmena and Sun Cap and the St Leger on Scratch and Talma.

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Rae Johnstone timeline

  1. Johnstone began his riding career in Australia, winning his first race in 1920 at the age of 15.
  2. Between 1947 and 1956 he won the 1000 Guineas on Imprudence and Camaree, the Derby on My Love, Galcador and Lavandin, the Epsom Oaks on Imprudence, Asmena and Sun Cap and the St Leger on Scratch and Talma.

The world when Rae Johnstone was born

Rae Johnstone was born in 1905. 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 1905

  • Best-selling book"The Marriage of William Ashe" – Mrs. Humphry Ward

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentChristy Mathewson pitches 3 shutouts in the World Series
  • Top headlineEinstein publishes theory of special relativity
  • Technology milestoneEinstein's "miracle year" — E=mc²
  • World population~1.65B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population83.2M

1905 versus 2026

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

Measure19052026
Population83.2M341 million

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