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Armas Toivonen

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Born
January 20, 1899
Died
September 12, 1973
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1899

About Armas Toivonen

Armas Adam Toivonen (January 20, 1899, Halikko – September 12, 1973) was a Finnish athlete who mainly competed in the men's marathon during his career. He competed for Finland at the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States where he won the bronze medal in the men's marathon competition. Toivonen won the marathon at the 1934 European Athletics Championships.

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Armas Toivonen timeline

  1. Armas Adam Toivonen (January 20, 1899, Halikko – September 12, 1973) was a Finnish athlete who mainly competed in the men's marathon during his career.
  2. He competed for Finland at the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States where he won the bronze medal in the men's marathon competition.
  3. Toivonen won the marathon at the 1934 European Athletics Championships.

The world when Armas Toivonen was born

Armas Toivonen was born in 1899. 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 headlinePhilippine-American War begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst magnetic recording of sound
  • World population~1.59B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
  • U.S. population72.0M

1899 versus 2026

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

Measure18992026
Population72.0M341 million

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