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Robert Hamilton (Scottish footballer)

Robert Hamilton, Scottish international footballer (died 1948)

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Born
May 13, 1877
Age in 2026
149
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1877

About Robert Hamilton (Scottish footballer)

Robert Cumming Hamilton was a Scottish international footballer who played as a Centre forward and was known for his prolific scoring record and his ten-season association with Rangers. Robert Cumming Hamilton (13 May 1877 – 2 May 1948) was a Scottish international footballer who played as a Centre forward and was known for his prolific scoring record and his ten-season association with Rangers. Hamilton played every match, was top scorer and captained the team during the 1898–99 season, in which they won every league match.

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Robert Hamilton (Scottish footballer) timeline

  1. Robert Cumming Hamilton (13 May 1877 – 2 May 1948) was a Scottish international footballer who played as a Centre forward and was known for his prolific scoring record and his ten-season association with Rangers.
  2. Hamilton played every match, was top scorer and captained the team during the 1898–99 season, in which they won every league match.

The world when Robert Hamilton (Scottish footballer) was born

Robert Hamilton (Scottish footballer) was born in 1877. 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 headlineReconstruction ends — federal troops leave the South
  • Technology milestoneThomas Edison invents the phonograph
  • Notable inventionPhonograph — talking machine
  • World population~1.57B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRutherford B. Hayes
  • U.S. population44.2M

1877 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Robert Hamilton (Scottish footballer)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18772026
Population44.2M341 million

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