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Gustav Flatow

Gustav Flatow, German gymnast (died 1945)

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Born
January 7, 1875
Died
January 29, 1945
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1875

About Gustav Flatow

Gustav Felix Flatow was a German gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens and at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. Flatow was Jewish, and was born in Berent, West Prussia. In 1892, he moved to Berlin. He won no medals, unlike his cousin and teammate Alfred Flatow. As Germany won both those events (the horizontal bar unchallenged), Gustav earned two gold medals. He retired from gymnastics to manage his textile company, which he founded in 1899. In 1986, journalists discovered his urn, which is now entombed in Terezín near the site of the concentration camp.

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Gustav Flatow timeline

  1. He retired from gymnastics to manage his textile company, which he founded in 1899.
  2. In 1986, journalists discovered his urn, which is now entombed in Terezín near the site of the concentration camp.

The world when Gustav Flatow was born

Gustav Flatow was born in 1875. 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 Kentucky Derby — won by Aristides
  • Top headlineCivil Rights Act of 1875 passed
  • Technology milestoneFirst Kentucky Derby horse race
  • World population~1.55B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
  • U.S. population42.6M

1875 versus 2026

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Measure18752026
Population42.6M341 million

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