Birthday profile

John Parry-Thomas

J. G. Parry-Thomas, Welsh race car driver and engineer (died 1927)

Born
April 6, 1884
Died
March 3, 1927
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1884

About John Parry-Thomas

John Godfrey Parry Thomas was a Welsh engineer and motor-racing driver who at one time held the land speed record. He was the first driver to be killed in pursuit of the land speed record. John Godfrey Parry Thomas (6 April 1884 – 3 March 1927) was a Welsh engineer and motor-racing driver who at one time held the land speed record.

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The world when John Parry-Thomas was born

John Parry-Thomas 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

These figures put everyday life in John Parry-Thomas's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18842026
Population53.7M341 million

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