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Lorne Currie

Lorne Currie, French-English sailor (died 1926)

Born
April 25, 1871
Died
June 21, 1926
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1871

About Lorne Currie

Lorne Campbell Currie was a British sailor who represented his country at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Meulan, France. With crew John Gretton, Linton Hope and Algernon Maudslay. Currie, as helmsman, took first place in race of the.5 to 1 ton. He was born and died in Le Havre, France. His father, John Martin Currie, was a younger brother of Donald Currie, the ship owner, and acted as agent for the firm in Le Havre. Lorne Campbell Currie (25 April 1871 – 20 June 1926) was a British sailor who represented his country at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Meulan, France.

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The world when Lorne Currie was born

Lorne Currie 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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Measure18712026
Population39.4M341 million

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