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Walter McGowan

Walter McGowan, Scottish boxer (died 2016)

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Born
October 13, 1942
Died
February 15, 2016
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1942

About Walter McGowan

Walter McGowan, MBE, was a Scottish boxer born in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire. He was known for having been the lineal flyweight champion, winning the Ring, EBU and BBBofC titles after defeating Salvatore Burruni in 1966. McGowan won the 1961 Amateur Boxing Association British flyweight title, when boxing out of the Royal Albert ABC. The fight was in May 1963 at the Ice rink, Paisley, and McGowan won by a knockout in the twelfth round. The fight was in Paisley, and McGowan won by a technical knockout in the ninth round. He was known for having been the lineal flyweight champion, winning the The Ring, EBU and BBBofC titles after defeating Salvatore Burruni in 1966.

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Walter McGowan timeline

  1. McGowan won the 1961 Amateur Boxing Association British flyweight title, when boxing out of the Royal Albert ABC.
  2. The fight was in May 1963 at the Ice rink, Paisley, and McGowan won by a knockout in the twelfth round.
  3. He was known for having been the lineal flyweight champion, winning the The Ring, EBU and BBBofC titles after defeating Salvatore Burruni in 1966.
  4. He was known for having been the lineal flyweight champion, winning the Ring, EBU and BBBofC titles after defeating Salvatore Burruni in 1966.

The world when Walter McGowan was born

Walter McGowan was born in 1942. 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 1942

  • #1 song"White Christmas" – Bing Crosby
  • Top movieCasablanca
  • Best-selling bookThe Song of Bernadette – Franz Werfel

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Negro League World Series
  • Top headlineBattle of Midway becomes turning point of WWII in the Pacific
  • Technology milestoneEnrico Fermi achieves first nuclear chain reaction
  • Defining fadRationing and war bonds
  • Notable inventionNapalm
  • World population2.35 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population134.9M

1942 versus 2026

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

Measure19422026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$5,600$435,000
Average income$3,800$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.27$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population134.9M341 million

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