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Tonny Kessler

Tonny Kessler, Dutch footballer (died 1960)

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Born
April 20, 1889
Died
February 15, 1960
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1889

About Tonny Kessler

Hermann Anton Joseph "Tonny" Kessler was a Dutch footballer. Kessler, along with brother Dé and cousins Boeli and Dolf, played club football for amateur side HVV Den Haag. Kessler won three caps for the Netherlands national side between 1907 and 1913, scoring one goal. After playing alongside each other in a match against England in March 1913, the Kessler brothers became the first brothers to represent the Netherlands together in an international match. Hermann Anton Joseph "Tonny" Kessler (20 April 1889 – 15 February 1960) was a Dutch footballer.

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Tonny Kessler timeline

  1. Hermann Anton Joseph "Tonny" Kessler (20 April 1889 – 15 February 1960) was a Dutch footballer.
  2. Kessler won three caps for the Netherlands national side between 1907 and 1913, scoring one goal.
  3. After playing alongside each other in a match against England in March 1913, the Kessler brothers became the first brothers to represent the Netherlands together in an international match.

The world when Tonny Kessler was born

Tonny Kessler was born in 1889. 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 headlineEiffel Tower opens for Paris World's Fair
  • Technology milestoneEiffel Tower — world's tallest structure
  • World population~1.49B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBenjamin Harrison
  • U.S. population58.6M

1889 versus 2026

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

Measure18892026
Population58.6M341 million

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