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Erwin Thiesies

Erwin Thiesies, German rugby player and coach (died 1993)

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Born
August 22, 1908
Died
February 18, 1993
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1908

About Erwin Thiesies

Erwin Thiesies (22 August 1908 – 18 February 1993) was a German international rugby union player, playing for the Berliner SV 92 Rugby and the Germany national rugby union team. After the Second World War, Thiesies helped form the rugby department of BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf, which he coached until 1977. He was also the coach of the German Democratic Republic national rugby union team from 1951 to 1972. He broke through as a forward to the first team of the Berliner SV and the Germany national team.

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The world when Erwin Thiesies was born

Erwin Thiesies was born in 1908. 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 1908

  • Best-selling book"Mr. Crewe's Career" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentChicago Cubs win World Series
  • Top headlineFord Model T goes on sale — $850
  • Technology milestoneFord Model T — affordable automobile for the masses
  • Defining fadAutomobile craze
  • World population~1.68B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population87.4M

1908 versus 2026

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

Measure19082026
Population87.4M341 million

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