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Gordon Thomson (rower)

Gordon Thomson, English rower and lieutenant (died 1953)

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Born
March 27, 1884
Died
July 8, 1953
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1884

About Gordon Thomson (rower)

Gordon Lindsay Thomson was an English rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics for Great Britain. During the First World War, he served as a pilot in the Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force. Later in the same afternoon, he and Fenning were in the Leander coxless four with Philip Filleul and Harold Barker, which won a silver medal, losing to the Magdalen College, Oxford crew. In 1909, Thomson was a member of the Cambridge crew in the Boat Race and won his rowing blue. In 1910, he won Silver Goblets at Henley Royal Regatta partnering John Burn to beat Albertus Wielsma and Bernardus Croon.

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Gordon Thomson (rower) timeline

  1. In 1909, Thomson was a member of the Cambridge crew in the Boat Race and won his rowing blue.
  2. In 1910, he won Silver Goblets at Henley Royal Regatta partnering John Burn to beat Albertus Wielsma and Bernardus Croon.

The world when Gordon Thomson (rower) was born

Gordon Thomson (rower) 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

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Measure18842026
Population53.7M341 million

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