David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie

David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie, Scottish peer, soldier and courtier (died 1968)

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Born: July 18, 1893
Died: December 28, 1968
Zodiac sign: Cancer
Birth year: 1893

About David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie

Colonel David Lyulph Gore Wolseley Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie, was a Scottish peer, soldier and courtier. He was the father-in-law of Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy. Lord Airlie owned many racehorses, most notably the steeplechaser Master Robert, "an eleven-year-old Irish-bred horse" that won the 1924 Grand National in the Earl's colours. He reached the rank of captain in the First World War, in which he won the Military Cross. He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws (LL.D) by the University of St Andrews in 1958.

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David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie timeline

1924Lord Airlie owned many racehorses, most notably the steeplechaser Master Robert, "an eleven-year-old Irish-bred horse" that won the 1924 Grand National in the Earl's colours.
1958He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws (LL.D) by the University of St Andrews in 1958.

The world when David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie was born

David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie was born in 1893. 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.

Headlines and milestones

Top headlineWorld's Columbian Exposition in Chicago
Technology milestoneFirst Ferris wheel debuts at Chicago World's Fair
Notable inventionFerris wheel (264 feet tall)
World population~1.53B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
U.S. population66.0M

1893 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1893	2026
Population	66.0M	341 million

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