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Jaroslav Burgr

Czech footballer (1906-1986)

Born
March 7, 1906
Died
September 15, 1986
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1906

About Jaroslav Burgr

Jaroslav Burgr (7 March 1906 in Velké Přítočno – 15 September 1986) was a Czech football defender. He played for Czechoslovakia. He participated in two World Cups, in 1934 and 1938. He played 57 matches for the national team, and made three appearances for the Czechoslovakia Amateur team. Burgr played domestic football mostly for AC Sparta Prague, making 242 appearances and scoring once between 1930 and 1944. During that period he also won five league titles. Additionally he was part of the victorious Sparta teams in the 1927 Mitropa Cup and 1935 Mitropa Cup.

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The world when Jaroslav Burgr was born

Jaroslav Burgr was born in 1906. 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 1906

  • Best-selling bookThe Jungle by Upton Sinclair

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports moment"Hitless Wonders" Chicago White Sox upset Cubs in World Series
  • Top headlineSan Francisco earthquake and fire — 3,000+ killed
  • Technology milestoneFirst radio broadcast of voice and music
  • World population~1.66B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population84.6M

1906 versus 2026

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

Measure19062026
Population84.6M341 million

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