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Zoltan Sarosy

Zoltan Sarosy, Hungarian-Canadian chess master (died 2017)

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Born
August 23, 1906
Died
June 19, 2017
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1906

About Zoltan Sarosy

Zoltan Sarosy was a Hungarian-Canadian professional chess master and supercentenarian. He was born in Budapest and won numerous tournaments in his native country before immigrating to Canada in the early 1950s. Sarosy won chess tournaments in several cities in Hungary including Nagykanizsa (1929), Pécs (1932), and Budapest (1934). During World War II he won the Hungarian Master Candidates Tournament in 1943.

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Zoltan Sarosy timeline

  1. Sarosy won chess tournaments in several cities in Hungary including Nagykanizsa (1929), Pécs (1932), and Budapest (1934).
  2. During World War II he won the Hungarian Master Candidates Tournament in 1943.

The world when Zoltan Sarosy was born

Zoltan Sarosy was born in 1906. 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 1906

  • Best-selling bookThe Jungle by Upton Sinclair

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports moment"Hitless Wonders" Chicago White Sox upset Cubs in World Series
  • Top headlineSan Francisco earthquake and fire — 3,000+ killed
  • Technology milestoneFirst radio broadcast of voice and music
  • World population~1.66B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population84.6M

1906 versus 2026

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

Measure19062026
Population84.6M341 million

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