William "Bill" Roberts (athlete)

Bill Roberts, English sprinter and soldier (died 2001)

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Born: April 5, 1912
Died: December 5, 2001
Zodiac sign: Aries
Birth year: 1912

About William "Bill" Roberts (athlete)

William Roberts was an English sprinter and winner of gold medal in 4 × 400 m relay for Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Roberts won another 440 yards AAA title at the 1937 AAA Championships and then Roberts turned Empire Games silver into the gold medal at the next British Empire Games in 1938 in Sydney, Australia. He also won a silver in 4 × 440 yd relay event and finished sixth in the 220 yards contest.

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The world when William "Bill" Roberts (athlete) was born

William "Bill" Roberts (athlete) was born in 1912. 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 1912

Best-selling book"The Harvester" – Gene Stratton-Porter

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentJim Thorpe wins two gold medals at the Stockholm Olympics
Top headlineRMS Titanic sinks on maiden voyage — 1,500+ die
Technology milestoneFirst parachute jump from an airplane
World population~1.72B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
U.S. population94.6M

1912 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in William "Bill" Roberts (athlete)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1912	2026
Population	94.6M	341 million

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