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Max Decugis

Max Decugis, French tennis player (died 1978)

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Born
September 24, 1882
Died
September 6, 1978
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1882

About Max Decugis

Maxime Omer Mathieu Décugis, sometimes spellt Decugis was a French tennis player. He won the French Championships eight times. He also won three Olympic medals at the 1900 Paris Olympics and the 1920 Antwerp Olympics, with a gold medal in the mixed doubles partnering Suzanne Lenglen. Decugis won the French Championships in 1903, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1912, 1913, and 1914 (also 14 times in doubles and seven times in mixed). He won the French Championships eight times (a French club members-only tournament before 1925). He won the International German Championship in 1901 and 1902.

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  1. He also won three Olympic medals at the 1900 Paris Olympics and the 1920 Antwerp Olympics, with a gold medal in the mixed doubles partnering Suzanne Lenglen.
  2. He won the International German Championship in 1901 and 1902.
  3. Decugis won the French Championships in 1903, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1912, 1913, and 1914 (also 14 times in doubles and seven times in mixed).
  4. He won the French Championships eight times (a French club members-only tournament before 1925).

The world when Max Decugis was born

Max Decugis was born in 1882. 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 headlineChinese Exclusion Act signed
  • Technology milestoneFirst hydroelectric power plant (Appleton, WI)
  • World population~1.42B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderChester A. Arthur
  • U.S. population51.9M

1882 versus 2026

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

Measure18822026
Population51.9M341 million

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