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Sergio Livingstone

Sergio Livingstone, Chilean footballer and journalist (died 2012)

Born
March 26, 1920
Died
September 11, 2012
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1920

About Sergio Livingstone

Serjio Robert "Sergio" Livingstone Pohlhammer (26 March 1920 – 11 September 2012) was a Chilean goalkeeper, who later became a well-regarded journalist. He was nicknamed "El Sapo" ("the toad") for his typical posture in the goal. From 1938 to 1959 he played primarily for CD Universidad Católica in Santiago. With Chile he took part in seven Copa América and one FIFA World Cup, earning 52 caps. IFFHS rated him as the 9th greatest South American keeper of the 20th century. == Career == Serjio (later Sergio) Livingstone's family hailed from Scotland. His father John Livingstone Eves, who played for Santiago National, was a pioneer of the game in Chile and his mother, Ana Pohlhammer Caamaño, died when Sergio was 11 years old. Livingstone originally joined Unión Española in 1936, after Luis Tirado watched him in a match between St. Ignatius College, where he studied, and English Institute of Santiago. He abandoned football to study law at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

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The world when Sergio Livingstone was born

Sergio Livingstone was born in 1920. 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 1920

  • #1 song"Swanee" – Al Jolson
  • Top movieThe Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
  • Best-selling bookThe Age of Innocence – Edith Wharton

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBabe Ruth sold to the New York Yankees
  • Top headlineWomen win the right to vote with the 19th Amendment
  • Technology milestoneFirst commercial radio broadcasts
  • Defining fadFlappers and the Jazz Age
  • Notable inventionBand-Aid adhesive bandages
  • World population1.86 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • Sports championCleveland Indians (World Series)
  • U.S. population106.0M

1920 versus 2026

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

Measure19202026
Gas$0.30$3.45/gal
Average home$6,296$435,000
Average income$3,269$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population106.0M341 million

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