Australian cricketer and soldier (died 1958)

Charlie Macartney

Charles George Macartney was an Australian cricketer who played in 35 Test matches between 1907 and 1926. He was known as "The Governor-General" in reference to his authoritative batting style and his flamboyant strokeplay, which drew comparisons with his close friend and role model Victor Trumper, regarded as one of the most elegant batsmen in cricketing history. Sir Donald Bradman—generally regarded as the greatest batsman in history—cited Macartney's dynamic batting as an inspiration in his cricket career.

Born

1886

June 27

Died

1958

Era

1880s

Country

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About

Charlie, in brief

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Key dates

1886 Born
1958 Died

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What else happened on this day, through history

1499 Amerigo Vespucci sights what is now Amapá State in Brazil.
1556 The thirteen Stratford Martyrs are burned at the stake near London for their Protestant beliefs.
1743 In the Battle of Dettingen, George II becomes the last reigning British monarch to participate in a battle.
1760 Anglo-Cherokee War: Cherokee warriors defeat British forces at the Battle of Echoee near present-day Otto, North Carolina.

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The world in 1958

When Charlie departed

april 14 The Soviet satellite Sputnik 2 falls from orbit after a mission duration of 162 days. This was the first spacecraft to carry a living animal, a female dog named Laika, who likely lived only a few hours.
april 21 United Air Lines Flight 736 collides with a United States Air Force fighter jet near Arden, Nevada in what is now Enterprise, Nevada.
april 26 Final run of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Royal Blue from Washington, D.C., to New York City after 68 years, the first U.S. passenger train to use electric locomotives.
april 4 The CND peace symbol is displayed in public for the first time in London.

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Same-day contemporaries

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Abbath Doom Occulta 1973– Norwegian musician Craig Hodges 1960– American basketball player and coach Danny Schechter 1942–2015 American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2015) Drake Bell 1986– American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor Jennifer Goodridge 1980– American keyboard player Juan Trippe 1899–1981 American businessman, founded Pan American World Airways (born 1899) Maximilian 1596– Prince of Dietrichstein (died 1655) Philip Guston 1913–1980 American painter and academic (died 1980) R. D. Burman 1939–1994 Indian film composer and music director (born 1939)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1886

Art Ross 1886–1964 Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (born 1886) Ed Wynn 1886–1966 American actor and comedian (born 1886) Edward Weston 1886–1936 English-American chemist (born 1850) Florence Goodenough 1886–1959 American child psychologist (born 1886) Fred Quimby 1886–1965 American animation producer (died 1965) Hella Wuolijoki 1886–1954 Estonian-Finnish author and politician (born 1886) Joyce Kilmer 1886–1918 American soldier, author, and poet (died 1918) Jun'ichirō Tanizaki 1886–1965 Japanese author (died 1965) Marthe Bibesco 1886–1973 Romanian-French author and poet (died 1973)

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