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Garry Davis

Garry Davis, American pilot and activist, created the World Passport (died 2013)

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Born
July 27, 1921
Died
July 24, 2013
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1921

About Garry Davis

Sol Gareth "Garry" Davis was an international peace activist best known for renouncing his American citizenship and interrupting the United Nations in 1948 to advocate for world government as a way to end nationalistic wars. Davis, a World Federalist, founded the non-profit World Service Authority in 1953 to educate and promote World government. In her My Day column, Eleanor Roosevelt ridiculed his stunts as "flash-in-the-pan publicity." Davis founded the International Registry of World Citizens in Paris in January 1949, registering over 750,000 individuals. Davis first used his World Passport on a trip to India in 1956 and was allegedly admitted into some countries using it. He was survived by a daughter from his first marriage, Kristina Starr Davis; two sons, Troy and Kim; and a daughter, Athena Davis from his third marriage; as well as two siblings and a granddaughter.

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Garry Davis timeline

  1. In her My Day column, Eleanor Roosevelt ridiculed his stunts as "flash-in-the-pan publicity." Davis founded the International Registry of World Citizens in Paris in January 1949, registering over 750,000 individuals.
  2. Davis, a World Federalist, founded the non-profit World Service Authority in 1953 to educate and promote World government.
  3. Davis first used his World Passport on a trip to India in 1956 and was allegedly admitted into some countries using it.

The world when Garry Davis was born

Garry Davis was born in 1921. 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 1921

  • #1 song"My Man" – Fanny Brice
  • Top movieThe Kid (Charlie Chaplin)
  • Best-selling bookMain Street – Sinclair Lewis

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJack Dempsey vs Georges Carpentier — first million-dollar gate
  • Top headlineWarren G. Harding inaugurated as 29th President
  • Technology milestoneAlbert Einstein wins the Nobel Prize in Physics
  • Defining fadOuija boards
  • Notable inventionLie detector (polygraph)
  • World population1.88 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding
  • Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
  • U.S. population108.5M

1921 versus 2026

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

Measure19212026
Gas$0.26$3.45/gal
Average home$5,500$435,000
Average income$3,010$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population108.5M341 million

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