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Jack Wilson (Australian cricketer)

Jack Wilson, Australian cricketer (died 1985)

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Born
August 20, 1921
Died
October 13, 1985
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1921

About Jack Wilson (Australian cricketer)

John William Wilson was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test match in 1956. Ian Johnson, returning after injury, replaced him for the third Test, played on a spinners' wicket at Calcutta, which Australia won. An indifferent batsman who usually batted at No. 11, Wilson had a highest first-class score of 19 not out.

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The world when Jack Wilson (Australian cricketer) was born

Jack Wilson (Australian cricketer) was born in 1921. 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 1921

  • #1 song"My Man" – Fanny Brice
  • Top movieThe Kid (Charlie Chaplin)
  • Best-selling bookMain Street – Sinclair Lewis

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJack Dempsey vs Georges Carpentier — first million-dollar gate
  • Top headlineWarren G. Harding inaugurated as 29th President
  • Technology milestoneAlbert Einstein wins the Nobel Prize in Physics
  • Defining fadOuija boards
  • Notable inventionLie detector (polygraph)
  • World population1.88 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding
  • Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
  • U.S. population108.5M

1921 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jack Wilson (Australian cricketer)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19212026
Gas$0.26$3.45/gal
Average home$5,500$435,000
Average income$3,010$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population108.5M341 million

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