William R. Orthwein

William Orthwein, American swimmer and water polo player (died 1955)

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Born: October 16, 1881
Died: October 2, 1955
Zodiac sign: Libra
Birth year: 1881

About William R. Orthwein

William Robert Orthwein was an American sportsman, attorney, business executive and political activist. He was an Olympic bronze medalist in both water polo and the 4x50 freestyle swimming relay at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics. On September 6, 1904, Orthwein won a bronze medal as a member of the Missouri Athletic Club water polo team in the Olympic water-polo tournament. Orthwein's Missouri Athletic Club Team lost to the first place gold medal team from the New York Athletic Club 5-0 in the semi-final round. Louis, Missouri, Evans won a bronze medal as a member of the third-place American team in the 4x50-yard freestyle relay.

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The world when William R. Orthwein was born

William R. Orthwein was born in 1881. 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 headlinePresident Garfield assassinated
Technology milestoneFirst electric power plant (Godalming, England)
World population~1.41B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderJames A. Garfield / Chester A. Arthur
U.S. population51.0M

1881 versus 2026

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Measure	1881	2026
Population	51.0M	341 million

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