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Maedayama Eigorō

Maedayama Eigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 39th Yokozuna (died 1971)

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Born
May 4, 1914
Died
August 17, 1971
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1914

About Maedayama Eigorō

Maedayama Eigorō was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Ehime Prefecture. He was the sport's 39th yokozuna. Maedayama was an ōzeki during the war years, when few tournaments were held, and took his only top division championship in the autumn of 1944, with a 9–1 record. He became calmer late in his life and died on August 17, 1971, of cirrhosis of the liver, too early to see Takamiyama become the first foreigner to win a championship in 1972.

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Maedayama Eigorō timeline

  1. Maedayama was an ōzeki during the war years, when few tournaments were held, and took his only top division championship in the autumn of 1944, with a 9–1 record.
  2. He became calmer late in his life and died on August 17, 1971, of cirrhosis of the liver, too early to see Takamiyama become the first foreigner to win a championship in 1972.

The world when Maedayama Eigorō was born

Maedayama Eigorō was born in 1914. 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 1914

  • Best-selling book"The Eyes of the World" – Harold Bell Wright

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports moment"Miracle Braves" complete greatest comeback in baseball history
  • Top headlineWorld War I begins — Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated
  • Technology milestonePanama Canal opens
  • World population~1.74B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population97.2M

1914 versus 2026

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

Measure19142026
Population97.2M341 million

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