Roy Worters

Roy Worters, Canadian ice hockey player (died 1957)

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Born: October 19, 1900
Died: November 7, 1957
Zodiac sign: Libra
Birth year: 1900

About Roy Worters

Roy Thomas "Shrimp" Worters was a Canadian professional Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Montreal Canadiens and New York Americans. He became the first goalie in NHL history to record back to back shutouts in his first two games for a new team. Worters recorded 66 shutouts in his career.

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The world when Roy Worters was born

Roy Worters was born in 1900. 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 1900

Best-selling book"To Have and to Hold" – Mary Johnston

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst Davis Cup tennis tournament
Top headlineGalveston Hurricane kills 8,000+ — deadliest US disaster
Technology milestoneFirst zeppelin flight
World population~1.6B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
U.S. population76.2M

1900 versus 2026

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

Measure	1900	2026
Average income	$438	$67,500
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	76.2M	341 million

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