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Alan Fairfax

Alan Fairfax, Australian cricketer (died 1955)

Born
June 16, 1906
Died
May 17, 1955
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1906

About Alan Fairfax

Alan Geoffrey Fairfax was an Australian cricketer who played in ten Test matches from 1929 to 1931. He was an all rounder. Fairfax had a rapid rise to international honours, making his test debut the same season as his first class debut. Fairfax made his first class debut shortly afterwards, playing Victoria for NSW, opening the batting with Archie Jackson. Fairfax' fourth first glass game was against Victoria. He was back as opener and scored 104 in the first innings – his debut (and, as it turn out, sole) first class century, though overshone by the 340 of teammate Don Bradman.

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The world when Alan Fairfax was born

Alan Fairfax was born in 1906. 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 1906

  • Best-selling bookThe Jungle by Upton Sinclair

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports moment"Hitless Wonders" Chicago White Sox upset Cubs in World Series
  • Top headlineSan Francisco earthquake and fire — 3,000+ killed
  • Technology milestoneFirst radio broadcast of voice and music
  • World population~1.66B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population84.6M

1906 versus 2026

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

Measure19062026
Population84.6M341 million

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