Portrait of Richárd Weisz

Birthday profile

Richárd Weisz

Richárd Weisz, Hungarian Olympic champion wrestler (died 1945)

Born
April 30, 1879
Died
December 4, 1945
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1879

About Richárd Weisz

Richárd Weisz (also known as Richárd Vértesi; 30 April 1879 – 4 December 1945) was a Hungarian heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler. He competed at the 1906 Intercalated Games and at the 1908 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal in 1908. Weisz was born in Budapest, Hungary, and was Jewish. He trained in athletics and rowing before changing to wrestling. He won an unofficial national wrestling title in 1899 and seven consecutive official titles in 1903–1909. He also competed in weightlifting and won the national heavyweight championships in 1905–1908. He was banned by the Hungarian amateur wrestling federation for participating in a professional wrestling bout against Stanislaus Zbyszko and then performed in a circus. His amateur status was restored before the 1912 Olympics, but he declined to compete due to waning motivation.

Biography source: Wikipedia. The profile adds birthday-specific historical context from the Celebs Birthday Today editorial database.

Richárd Weisz timeline

  1. He won an unofficial national wrestling title in 1899 and seven consecutive official titles in 1903–1909.
  2. He also competed in weightlifting and won the national heavyweight championships in 1905–1908.
  3. He competed at the 1906 Intercalated Games and at the 1908 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal in 1908.

The world when Richárd Weisz was born

Richárd Weisz was born in 1879. 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 headlineThomas Edison demonstrates practical incandescent light bulb
  • Technology milestoneEdison's light bulb — practical electric lighting
  • Notable inventionSaccharin (artificial sweetener) discovered
  • World population~1.39 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRutherford B. Hayes
  • U.S. population45.9M

1879 versus 2026

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

Measure18792026
Population45.9M341 million

Sources and editorial standards

This profile combines a biographical source with structured birthday and historical context. Sources recorded for this profile: Wikipedia, Olympedia, Wikidata. See our editorial policy for sourcing, corrections, and review standards.

Read the source biography on Wikipedia. Wikipedia text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.