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Makar Honcharenko

Makar Honcharenko, Ukrainian footballer and manager (died 1997)

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Born
April 5, 1912
Died
April 1, 1997
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1912

About Makar Honcharenko

Makar Mykhaylovych Honcharenko, was a Ukrainian football player and coach. During his career, he played as a forward for a number of clubs, but most noticeably for Dynamo Kyiv. Honcharenko is best known for being the last surviving player of The Death Match. Honcharenko was awarded The Best Scorer of the USSR football championship after he scored 19 goals in 24 matches, but was excluded from The best 33 USSR football players. First, he was held in solitary confinement by the Gestapo, then, in September 1942 he was transferred to Syrets concentration camp.

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The world when Makar Honcharenko was born

Makar Honcharenko was born in 1912. 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 1912

  • Best-selling book"The Harvester" – Gene Stratton-Porter

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJim Thorpe wins two gold medals at the Stockholm Olympics
  • Top headlineRMS Titanic sinks on maiden voyage — 1,500+ die
  • Technology milestoneFirst parachute jump from an airplane
  • World population~1.72B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population94.6M

1912 versus 2026

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

Measure19122026
Population94.6M341 million

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