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Moses Majekodunmi

Moses Majekodunmi, Nigerian physician and politician (died 2012)

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Born
August 17, 1916
Died
April 11, 2012
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1916

About Moses Majekodunmi

Chief Moses Adekoyejo Majekodunmi (Yoruba: Adékóyèjọ Májẹ̀kódùnmí,; 17 August 1916 – 11 April 2012) was a Nigerian gynaecologist and obstetrician. He was Minister of Health in the Nigerian First Republic. As an Oloye of the Yoruba people, he held the chieftaincy titles of the Mayegun of Lagos and the Otun Balogun of the Christians of Egbaland. He played key roles in the establishment of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital and also founded Saint Nicholas Hospital in Lagos, which opened in March 1968.

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The world when Moses Majekodunmi was born

Moses Majekodunmi 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 Moses Majekodunmi's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19162026
Population99.6M341 million

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