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Hans Gerschwiler

Hans Gerschwiler, Swiss figure skater (died 2017)

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Born
June 21, 1920
Died
September 27, 2017
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1920

About Hans Gerschwiler

Hans Gerschwiler was a Swiss figure skater. He was the 1948 Olympic silver medalist Gerschwiler won the 1947 World Figure Skating Championships and European Figure Skating Championships. Until Stéphane Lambiel won his first world title in 2005, Gerschwiler was the only Swiss man ever to have been World Champion. He also won the silver medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. He and Lambiel are the only Swiss figure skaters ever to have won a silver medal at the Olympics.

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Hans Gerschwiler timeline

  1. Gerschwiler won the 1947 World Figure Skating Championships and European Figure Skating Championships.
  2. He also won the silver medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St.
  3. Until Stéphane Lambiel won his first world title in 2005, Gerschwiler was the only Swiss man ever to have been World Champion.

The world when Hans Gerschwiler was born

Hans Gerschwiler was born in 1920. 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 1920

  • #1 song"Swanee" – Al Jolson
  • Top movieThe Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
  • Best-selling bookThe Age of Innocence – Edith Wharton

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBabe Ruth sold to the New York Yankees
  • Top headlineWomen win the right to vote with the 19th Amendment
  • Technology milestoneFirst commercial radio broadcasts
  • Defining fadFlappers and the Jazz Age
  • Notable inventionBand-Aid adhesive bandages
  • World population1.86 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • Sports championCleveland Indians (World Series)
  • U.S. population106.0M

1920 versus 2026

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

Measure19202026
Gas$0.30$3.45/gal
Average home$6,296$435,000
Average income$3,269$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population106.0M341 million

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