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Chris Berger

Chris Berger, Dutch sprinter and footballer (died 1965)

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Born
April 27, 1911
Died
September 12, 1965
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1911

About Chris Berger

Christiaan David "Chris" Berger was a Dutch athlete, competing in the sprints. Berger won the British AAA Championships title in the 100 yards event at the 1930 AAA Championships, in addition to finishing second behind Stanley Engelhart in then 220 yards event. The jury was eventually convinced to delay its decision after the films of the finish would be available the next day, which showed Berger to have won indeed. In 1930 he ran his best 200 m time (21.1 s), which would remain the European record until 1951 and the Dutch national record until 1965. His career highlights came in 1934, when he had equalled the world record on the 100 m (10.3 s) in Amsterdam.

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Chris Berger timeline

  1. Berger won the British AAA Championships title in the 100 yards event at the 1930 AAA Championships, in addition to finishing second behind Stanley Engelhart in then 220 yards event.
  2. In 1930 he ran his best 200 m time (21.1 s), which would remain the European record until 1951 and the Dutch national record until 1965.
  3. His career highlights came in 1934, when he had equalled the world record on the 100 m (10.3 s) in Amsterdam.

The world when Chris Berger was born

Chris Berger was born in 1911. 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 1911

  • Best-selling book"The Broad Highway" – Jeffery Farnol

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Indianapolis 500 race
  • Top headlineTriangle Shirtwaist Factory fire kills 146 workers
  • Technology milestoneFirst transcontinental airplane flight (49 days)
  • World population~1.71B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population93.4M

1911 versus 2026

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

Measure19112026
Population93.4M341 million

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