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Hammond Innes

Hammond Innes, English journalist and author (died 1998)

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Born
July 15, 1913
Died
June 10, 1998
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1913

About Hammond Innes

Ralph Hammond Innes was a British novelist who wrote over 30 novels, as well as works for children and travel books. His first novel, The Doppelganger, was published in 1937. His novels are known for a fine attention to accurate detail in descriptions of places, such as in Air Bridge (1951), set partially at RAF Gatow, RAF Membury after its closure and RAF Wunstorf during the Berlin Airlift.

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Hammond Innes timeline

  1. His first novel, The Doppelganger, was published in 1937.
  2. His novels are known for a fine attention to accurate detail in descriptions of places, such as in Air Bridge (1951), set partially at RAF Gatow, RAF Membury after its closure and RAF Wunstorf during the Berlin Airlift.

The world when Hammond Innes was born

Hammond Innes was born in 1913. 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 1913

  • Best-selling book"The Inside of the Cup" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJim Thorpe stripped of Olympic titles over amateurism rules
  • Top headline16th Amendment allows federal income tax
  • Technology milestoneFord assembly line begins — revolutionizes manufacturing
  • World population~1.73B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population96.0M

1913 versus 2026

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

Measure19132026
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population96.0M341 million

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