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Dennis Poore

Dennis Poore, English racing driver and businessman (died 1987)

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Born
August 19, 1916
Died
February 12, 1987
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1916

About Dennis Poore

Roger Dennistoun Poore was a British racing driver, financier and entrepreneur. He became chairman of Norton Villiers Triumph (NVT) during the final years of the old British motorcycle industry. His father, Roger Poore, DSO, was killed in action during the First World War on 26 September 1917. Poore won the British Hill Climb Championship in 1950 driving a 3.8-litre twin-Wade-blown Alfa Romeo. Poore became chairman of Manganese Bronze Holdings PLC, an engineering company primarily concerned with making marine propellers.

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Dennis Poore timeline

  1. His father, Roger Poore, DSO, was killed in action during the First World War on 26 September 1917.
  2. Poore won the British Hill Climb Championship in 1950 driving a 3.8-litre twin-Wade-blown Alfa Romeo.

The world when Dennis Poore was born

Dennis Poore was born in 1916. 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 1916

  • Best-selling book"Seventeen" – Booth Tarkington

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGeorgia Tech defeats Cumberland 222-0, most lopsided football game ever
  • Top headlineBattle of the Somme — 1 million casualties
  • Technology milestoneTanks first used in warfare
  • Notable inventionMilitary tanks
  • World population~1.76B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population99.6M

1916 versus 2026

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

Measure19162026
Population99.6M341 million

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