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Bert Ironmonger

Bert Ironmonger, Australian cricketer (died 1971)

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Born
April 7, 1882
Died
May 31, 1971
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1882

About Bert Ironmonger

Herbert Ironmonger was an Australian cricketer. He played Test cricket from 1928 to 1933, playing his last Test at the age of 50. He is the second-oldest Test cricketer. He only made his first-class debut for Queensland at the age of 27. In the 1914–15 season, he was the outstanding bowler in the Sheffield Shield, taking 32 wickets in Victoria's four matches at an average of 17.12, and Victoria won the competition.

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The world when Bert Ironmonger was born

Bert Ironmonger 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

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Measure18822026
Population51.9M341 million

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