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Roscoe Turner

Roscoe Turner, American pilot (died 1970)

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Born
September 29, 1895
Died
June 23, 1970
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1895

About Roscoe Turner

Roscoe Turner was a record-breaking American aviator who was a three-time winner of the Thompson Trophy air race and widely recognized by his flamboyant style and his pet, Gilmore the Lion. He also founded a US domestic airline, ultimately called Lake Central Airlines, that in 1968 merged into Allegheny Airlines, the predecessor to US Airways. Roscoe Turner (September 29, 1895 – June 23, 1970) was a record-breaking American aviator who was a three-time winner of the Thompson Trophy air race and widely recognized by his flamboyant style and his pet, Gilmore the Lion.

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Roscoe Turner timeline

  1. Roscoe Turner (September 29, 1895 – June 23, 1970) was a record-breaking American aviator who was a three-time winner of the Thompson Trophy air race and widely recognized by his flamboyant style and his pet, Gilmore the Lion.
  2. He also founded a US domestic airline, ultimately called Lake Central Airlines, that in 1968 merged into Allegheny Airlines, the predecessor to US Airways.

The world when Roscoe Turner was born

Roscoe Turner was born in 1895. 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 1895

  • Top movieWorkers Leaving the Lumière Factory (first public film)

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineCuban War of Independence begins
  • Technology milestoneLumière brothers hold first public film screening
  • World population~1.55B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
  • U.S. population68.0M

1895 versus 2026

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

Measure18952026
Population68.0M341 million

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