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Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV

King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV of Tonga, (died 2006)

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Born
July 4, 1918
Died
September 10, 2006
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1918

About Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV

Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV was King of Tonga from 1965 until his death in 2006. He was the tallest and heaviest Tongan monarch, weighing 209.5 kg (462 lb) and measuring 196 cm. He was educated first at Tupou College, then continued his studies at Newington College in Australia. His full baptismal name was Siaosi (George) Tāufaʻāhau Tupoulahi, but he became better known by the noble title Tupoutoʻa, which was bestowed upon him in 1935 and was subsequently reserved for crown princes of Tonga.

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The world when Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV was born

Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV was born in 1918. 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 1918

  • Best-selling book"The U.P. Trail" – Zane Grey

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentWorld Series played in September due to WWI
  • Top headlineWorld War I ends — Spanish Flu pandemic begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst regular airmail service
  • World population~1.78B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population102.0M

1918 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19182026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population102.0M341 million

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