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Alfred Flatow

Alfred Flatow, German gymnast (died 1942)

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Born
October 3, 1869
Died
December 28, 1942
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1869

About Alfred Flatow

Alfred Flatow was a Jewish German gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. He was murdered in the Holocaust. He won the parallel bars, was the runner-up in the horizontal bar, and was a member of the German team that took the gold medals in both the parallel bars and the horizontal bar team events. Alfred Flatow (3 October 1869 – 28 December 1942) was a Jewish German gymnast. In 1997, Berlin honoured Alfred and Gustav Flatow by renaming the Reichssportfeldstraße (a lane) near the Olympic Stadium to Flatowallee (Flatow-avenue).

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Alfred Flatow timeline

  1. Alfred Flatow (3 October 1869 – 28 December 1942) was a Jewish German gymnast.
  2. In 1997, Berlin honoured Alfred and Gustav Flatow by renaming the Reichssportfeldstraße (a lane) near the Olympic Stadium to Flatowallee (Flatow-avenue).

The world when Alfred Flatow was born

Alfred Flatow was born in 1869. 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 1869

  • Best-selling bookWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineTranscontinental Railroad completed at Promontory Summit
  • Technology milestoneSuez Canal opens
  • World population~1.49B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
  • U.S. population35.6M

1869 versus 2026

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Measure18692026
Population35.6M341 million

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