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Bob Diry

Bob Diry, Austrian-born wrestler and boxer (died 1935)

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Born
July 12, 1884
Died
February 9, 1935
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1884

About Bob Diry

Robert "Bob" Diry was an Austrian middleweight world champion 1908 in wrestling. In 1910, he trained in Jiu-Jitsu under T.Tobari of the Tenshin-Shin-Yo-ryu and Kodokan Judo at the Vienna Athletics Club which helped him win a lightweight wrestling title. After his migration to America he tried boxing, making him versed in all 3 areas common to modern MMA. He was defeated by George Ashe (boxer) in 1913 in a knockout. Bob would continue wrestling in the US and coached at the New York Athletics club around the years of 1930. Dirry in the database of the University of Leipzig Boxing record for Bob Diry from BoxRec (registration required).

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The world when Bob Diry was born

Bob Diry was born in 1884. 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 headlineGrover Cleveland elected president
  • Technology milestoneFirst roller coaster opens at Coney Island
  • Notable inventionRoller coaster
  • World population~1.44B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderChester A. Arthur
  • U.S. population53.7M

1884 versus 2026

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

Measure18842026
Population53.7M341 million

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