Linton Hope

Linton Hope, English sailor and architect (died 1920)

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Born: April 18, 1863
Died: December 20, 1920
Zodiac sign: Aries
Birth year: 1863

About Linton Hope

Linton Chorley Hope FRAes was a sailor from Great Britain, who represented his country at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Meulan, France. With Lorne Currie as helmsman and fellow crewmembers John Gretton and Algernon Maudslay, Hope took first places in both the race of the.5 to 1 ton class and the Open class. Both Olympic races were won using the yacht Scotia designed by Hope.

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The world when Linton Hope was born

Linton Hope was born in 1863. 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 1863

Best-selling bookLes Misérables by Victor Hugo (English translation)

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst organized baseball game with set rules
Top headlineEmancipation Proclamation frees enslaved people
Technology milestoneFirst subway opens in London
World population~1.43B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderAbraham Lincoln
U.S. population32.6M

1863 versus 2026

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Measure	1863	2026
Population	32.6M	341 million

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