American wrestler (born 1918)

Henry Wittenberg

Henry Wittenberg was an American New York police officer, coach, competitor and Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling. He won two Olympic medals in freestyle wrestling, becoming the first American wrestler since 1908 to achieve this feat. After Army service in the early 1940s, he served with commendations as a New York City Police Officer until around 1954, worked as an instructor and college wrestling coach at Yeshiva and then City College of New York from 1967 to 1979, competed in, coached, and helped to organize the Maccabiah Games, and served as an American Olympic coach in 1968 at Mexico City.

Born

1918

September 18

Died

2010

Era

1910s

Country

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2010 Died

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What else happened on this day, through history

96 Emperor Domitian is assassinated as a result of a plot by his wife Domitia and two Praetorian prefects. Nerva is then proclaimed as his successor.
324 Constantine the Great decisively defeats Licinius in the Battle of Chrysopolis, establishing Constantine's sole control over the Roman Empire.
1048 Battle of Kapetron between a combined Byzantine-Georgian army and a Seljuq army.
1066 Norwegian king Harald Hardrada lands with Tostig Godwinson at the mouth of the Humber River and begins his invasion of England.

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The world in 1918

When Henry arrived

april 1 The Royal Air Force is created by the merger of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service.
april 20 World War I: Manfred von Richthofen, a.k.a. The Red Baron, shoots down his 79th and 80th victims, his final victories before his death the following day.
april 21 World War I: German fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen, better known as "The Red Baron", is shot down and killed over Vaux-sur-Somme in France.
april 23 World War I: The British Royal Navy makes a raid in an attempt to neutralise the Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge.

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Beth Grant 1949– American actress Fred Willard 1933–2020 American actor, comedian, and writer (born 1933) Grey Owl 1888–1938 English-Canadian environmentalist and author (born 1888) Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri 1937– South African politician (died 2009) James Marsden 1973– American actor James Scullin 1876–1953 Australian journalist and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Australia (born 1876) Jimmie Rodgers 1933–1933 American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1897) Keith Morris 1955– American singer-songwriter Mário Jardel 1973– Brazilian footballer

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Abdul Haris Nasution 1918–2000 Indonesian general and politician, 12th Indonesian Minister of Defence (died 2000) Arthur Jackson 1918– American lieutenant and target shooter (died 2015) Arthur Kornberg 1918–2007 American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2007) B. K. S. Iyengar 1918–2014 Indian yoga instructor and author, founded Iyengar Yoga (born 1918) Brenda Milner 1918– English-Canadian neuropsychologist and academic Chaim Herzog 1918–1997 Israeli general, lawyer, and politician, 6th President of Israel (born 1918) Dave Bartholomew 1918– American bandleader, composer and arranger (died 2019) George Allen 1918–1990 American football player and coach (died 1990) Guy Gibson 1918–1944 Anglo-Indian commander and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (died 1944)

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