Reg Latta

Reg Latta, Australian rugby league player (died 1970)

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Born: June 11, 1897
Age in 2026: 129
Zodiac sign: Gemini
Birth year: 1897

About Reg Latta

Reginald Augustine 'Whip' Latta (1897–1970) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s who also became a coach. An Australia national and New South Wales state representative forward, he played his club football in Sydney for the Balmain club, with whom he won five premierships. Latta also coached the team. He won five premierships with Balmain in 1916, 1917, 1919, 1920 and 1924.

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The world when Reg Latta was born

Reg Latta was born in 1897. 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 headlineKlondike Gold Rush begins in Canada
Technology milestoneFirst practical diesel engine built
Defining fadKlondike Gold Rush fever
World population~1.57B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
U.S. population70.0M

1897 versus 2026

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

Measure	1897	2026
Population	70.0M	341 million

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