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Wilfred Kitching

Wilfred Kitching, English 7th General of The Salvation Army (died 1977)

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Born
August 22, 1893
Died
December 15, 1977
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1893

About Wilfred Kitching

Wilfred Kitching CBE was a British Salvation Army officer who was their seventh General between 1954 and 1963. Wilfred Kitching CBE (22 August 1893 – 15 December 1977) was a British Salvation Army officer who was their seventh General between 1954 and 1963. General Wilfred Kitching died at the age of 84. Wilfred attended Friern Barnet Grammar School.

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Career and life highlights

Wilfred Kitching timeline

  1. Wilfred Kitching CBE (22 August 1893 – 15 December 1977) was a British Salvation Army officer who was their seventh General between 1954 and 1963.
  2. In 1961, he was awarded a Hon.

The world when Wilfred Kitching was born

Wilfred Kitching 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 Wilfred Kitching's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18932026
Population66.0M341 million

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