Rex Hartwig

Rex Hartwig, Australian tennis player (died 2022)

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Born: September 2, 1929
Died: December 30, 2022
Zodiac sign: Virgo
Birth year: 1929

About Rex Hartwig

Rex Noel Hartwig was an Australian tennis player. Rex Hartwig was born on September 2, 1929. Both parents played tennis and at age 10 he won a local tournament with his father. He formed a doubles team with Allan Kendall Jr. and won the NSW, Victorian and Australian Junior titles. Wimbledon He won the doubles in Wimbledon twice: in 1954 with Mervyn Rose and in 1955, with Lew Hoad. In 1953, he won the doubles with Rose and the mixed doubles with Julia Sampson Hayward.

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Rex Hartwig timeline

1953In 1953, he won the doubles with Rose and the mixed doubles with Julia Sampson Hayward.
1954Wimbledon He won the doubles in Wimbledon twice: in 1954 with Mervyn Rose and in 1955, with Lew Hoad.

The world when Rex Hartwig was born

Rex Hartwig was born in 1929. 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 1929

#1 song"Singin' in the Rain"
Top movieThe Broadway Melody (first Best Picture winner)
Best-selling bookA Farewell to Arms – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst baseball All-Star Game proposed
Top headlineStock market crashes on Black Tuesday
Technology milestoneFirst Academy Awards ceremony held
Defining fadYo-yos
Notable inventionCar radio
World population2.10 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
Sports championPhiladelphia Athletics (World Series)
U.S. population121.8M

1929 versus 2026

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

Measure	1929	2026
Gas	$0.21	$3.45/gal
Average home	$6,300	$435,000
Average income	$3,850	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.25	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	121.8M	341 million

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