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George Abecassis

George Abecassis, English race car driver and pilot (died 1991)

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Born
March 21, 1913
Died
December 18, 1991
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1913

About George Abecassis

George Edgar Abecassis was a British racing driver, and co-founder of the HWM Formula One team. He won a race at Gransden Lodge in a road-going 3.3-litre Bugatti on 15 June 1946. During the course of his wartime service Abecassis was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and was mentioned in dispatches with the following citation:... has been employed as a Flying Instructor and latterly as Deputy Flight Commander.

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The world when George Abecassis was born

George Abecassis was born in 1913. 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 1913

  • Best-selling book"The Inside of the Cup" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJim Thorpe stripped of Olympic titles over amateurism rules
  • Top headline16th Amendment allows federal income tax
  • Technology milestoneFord assembly line begins — revolutionizes manufacturing
  • World population~1.73B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population96.0M

1913 versus 2026

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

Measure19132026
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population96.0M341 million

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