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Georg Lurich

Georg Lurich, Estonian wrestler and strongman (died 1920)

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Born
April 22, 1876
Died
January 22, 1920
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1876

About Georg Lurich

Georg Lurich was an Estonian Greco-Roman wrestler and strongman of the early 20th century. Lurich was also the trainer of Estonian wrestlers and weightlifters Georg Hackenschmidt and Aleksander Aberg. Lurich became the first Estonian to set world weightlifting records. Lurich fell ill first and died on 20 January 1920. That rock is said to be still there on the edge of Väike-Maarja memorial hill, covered with moss." In 1912, Estonian sculptor Amandus Adamson cast a bronze statue of Lurich titled "Champion" which won the 1912 Paris Olympic artist contest.

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Georg Lurich timeline

  1. That rock is said to be still there on the edge of Väike-Maarja memorial hill, covered with moss." In 1912, Estonian sculptor Amandus Adamson cast a bronze statue of Lurich titled "Champion" which won the 1912 Paris Olympic artist contest.
  2. Lurich fell ill first and died on 20 January 1920.

The world when Georg Lurich was born

Georg Lurich was born in 1876. 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

  • Major sports momentFirst National League baseball season
  • Top headlineBattle of Little Bighorn — Custer's Last Stand
  • Technology milestoneAlexander Graham Bell patents the telephone
  • Notable inventionTelephone
  • World population~1.56B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
  • U.S. population43.4M

1876 versus 2026

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

Measure18762026
Population43.4M341 million

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