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Hans Maier (water polo player)

Hans Maier, Dutch water polo player (died 2018)

Born
July 11, 1916
Died
November 29, 2018
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1916

About Hans Maier (water polo player)

Hans Maier was a Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. Born in Madioen, Dutch East Indies, he was part of the Dutch team which finished fifth in the 1936 tournament, playing in all seven matches. He died in November 2018 at the age of 102. In June 1935, he broke the Dutch record in the 100 meter breaststroke by four seconds. The jury subsequently considered whether the record should be recognized. Because nowhere in the regulations did it say that the technique Maier used was not allowed, the record was recognized.

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The world when Hans Maier (water polo player) was born

Hans Maier (water polo player) 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 Hans Maier (water polo player)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19162026
Population99.6M341 million

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