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Percy Hornibrook

Percy Hornibrook, Australian cricketer (died 1976)

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Born
July 27, 1899
Died
August 25, 1976
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1899

About Percy Hornibrook

Percival Mitchell Hornibrook was an Australian cricketer who played in six Test matches from 1929 to 1930. He played first-class cricket for Queensland from 1919–20 to 1933–34. Hornibrook made his first-class debut in 1919–20 for Queensland against Victoria, taking four wickets. They batted first and scored 405, with Hornibrook taking no wickets.

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The world when Percy Hornibrook was born

Percy Hornibrook was born in 1899. 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 headlinePhilippine-American War begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst magnetic recording of sound
  • World population~1.59B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
  • U.S. population72.0M

1899 versus 2026

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

Measure18992026
Population72.0M341 million

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