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Christopher Stone (broadcaster)

Christopher Stone, English radio host (died 1965)

Born
September 19, 1882
Died
May 22, 1965
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1882

About Christopher Stone (broadcaster)

Christopher Reynolds Stone was a British radio broadcaster who in 1927 became the first disc jockey in the United Kingdom. He was co-founder of the music magazine The Gramophone. In addition to his reviews and articles in the magazine he wrote eight novels between 1907 and 1927, and edited collections of poetry and letters. Christopher Reynolds Stone (19 September 1882 – 22 May 1965) was a British radio broadcaster who in 1927 became the first disc jockey in the United Kingdom. He was educated at Eton (King's Scholar) and then at Christ Church, Oxford, where he was awarded an open scholarship. He served throughout the war, was awarded the Distinguished Service Order and the Military Cross, and was three times mentioned in dispatches.

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The world when Christopher Stone (broadcaster) was born

Christopher Stone (broadcaster) 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 Christopher Stone (broadcaster)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18822026
Population51.9M341 million

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