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Teddy Wakelam

Teddy Wakelam, English rugby player and sportscaster (died 1963)

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Born
May 8, 1893
Died
July 10, 1963
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1893

About Teddy Wakelam

Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Blythe Thornhill Wakelam, known as Teddy Wakelam, was an English sports broadcaster and rugby union player who captained Harlequin F.C. On 15 January 1927 Wakelam gave the first ever running sports commentary on BBC Radio. In June 1938, Wakelam became one of the first sports commentators on BBC television covering the England v Australia second test match at Lord's Cricket Ground in London.

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Teddy Wakelam timeline

  1. On 15 January 1927 Wakelam gave the first ever running sports commentary on BBC Radio.
  2. In June 1938, Wakelam became one of the first sports commentators on BBC television covering the England v Australia second test match at Lord's Cricket Ground in London.

The world when Teddy Wakelam was born

Teddy Wakelam was born in 1893. 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 headlineWorld's Columbian Exposition in Chicago
  • Technology milestoneFirst Ferris wheel debuts at Chicago World's Fair
  • Notable inventionFerris wheel (264 feet tall)
  • World population~1.53B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
  • U.S. population66.0M

1893 versus 2026

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

Measure18932026
Population66.0M341 million

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