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Fred Hawkins (golfer)

Fred Hawkins, American golfer (died 2014)

Born
September 3, 1923
Died
December 6, 2014
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1923

About Fred Hawkins (golfer)

Fred Hawkins was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour from the mid-1940s to the mid-1960s. He won once and had 18 runner-up finishes on the PGA Tour. His best finish in a major was a second-place tie at the 1958 Masters Tournament won by Arnold Palmer.

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The world when Fred Hawkins (golfer) was born

Fred Hawkins (golfer) was born in 1923. 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 1923

  • #1 song"Yes! We Have No Bananas"
  • Top movieThe Ten Commandments (Cecil B. DeMille)
  • Best-selling bookBlack Oxen – Gertrude Atherton

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst 24 Hours of Le Mans race
  • Top headlineTime magazine publishes its first issue
  • Technology milestoneFirst neon signs appear in the United States
  • Defining fadDance marathons
  • Notable inventionFrozen food process (Clarence Birdseye)
  • World population1.93 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding / Calvin Coolidge
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population111.9M

1923 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Fred Hawkins (golfer)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19232026
Gas$0.22$3.45/gal
Average home$5,700$435,000
Average income$3,380$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population111.9M341 million

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