Apsley Cherry-Garrard

British explorer (1886-1959)

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Born: January 2, 1886
Died: May 18, 1959
Zodiac sign: Capricorn
Birth year: 1886

About Apsley Cherry-Garrard

Apsley George Benet Cherry-Garrard was an English explorer of Antarctica. He was a member of the Terra Nova expedition and is acclaimed for his 1922 account of this expedition, The Worst Journey in the World. Cherry-Garrard was eventually appointed record keeper and continued zoological work. While at Oxford, he rowed in the 1908 Christ Church crew which won the Grand Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta. Two days later, Cherry-Garrard fainted and became an invalid for the following days.

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The world when Apsley Cherry-Garrard was born

Apsley Cherry-Garrard was born in 1886. 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

Major sports momentFirst professional baseball game under electric lights
Top headlineStatue of Liberty dedicated in New York Harbor
Technology milestoneCoca-Cola invented in Atlanta
Notable inventionCoca-Cola (originally contained cocaine)
World population~1.46B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
U.S. population55.6M

1886 versus 2026

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Measure	1886	2026
Population	55.6M	341 million

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