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Buddy O'Connor

Buddy O'Connor, Canadian ice hockey player (died 1977)

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Born
June 21, 1916
Died
August 24, 1977
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1916

About Buddy O'Connor

Herbert William "Buddy" O'Connor was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played for the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers in the National Hockey League between 1941 and 1951. He won the Hart Trophy and Lady Byng Trophy in 1948. O'Connor played for the Montreal Canadiens from 1941 to 1947 and won two Stanley Cups during his career in 1944 and 1946, while playing for the Canadiens.

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Buddy O'Connor timeline

  1. O'Connor played for the Montreal Canadiens from 1941 to 1947 and won two Stanley Cups during his career in 1944 and 1946, while playing for the Canadiens.
  2. He won the Hart Trophy and Lady Byng Trophy in 1948.

The world when Buddy O'Connor was born

Buddy O'Connor was born in 1916. 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 1916

  • Best-selling book"Seventeen" – Booth Tarkington

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGeorgia Tech defeats Cumberland 222-0, most lopsided football game ever
  • Top headlineBattle of the Somme — 1 million casualties
  • Technology milestoneTanks first used in warfare
  • Notable inventionMilitary tanks
  • World population~1.76B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population99.6M

1916 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Buddy O'Connor's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19162026
Population99.6M341 million

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