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Georg Karl Julius Hackenschmidt (August 2, 1878 in Tartu, Estonia (then Imperial Russia) - February 19, 1968 in London, England) was an early 20th-century strongman and professional wrestler. Nicknamed "The Russian Lion", Hackenschmidt was actually an Estonian born to German and Estonian-Swedish parents. 1903 photograph. ...
1903 photograph. ...
August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ...
1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
County Tartu County Mayor Laine Jänes Area 38. ...
February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...
Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7,421,328 and a metropolitan area population of between 12 and 14 million. ...
Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ...
// 19th century The term strongman refers to a 19th century exhibitor of strength (before strength sports were codified into weightlifting, powerlifting etc. ...
Bruno Sammartino puts the pressure on Stan The Man Stasiak. ...
Hackenschmidt became a professional wrestler around 1898 and went undefeated for over 3000 matches. He was the first widely-recognized World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion after his 1905 win over Tom Jenkins. Hackenschmidt held the title and remained undefeated until his 1908 match with Frank Gotch at Chicago's Dexter Park Pavilion, in which he lost after 2 hours and 3 minutes. A rematch on September 4 of that same year at the newly opened Comiskey Park resulted in another loss to Gotch. 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
The NWA World Heavyweight Championship The National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Championship is a title in the simulated sporting events of professional wrestling. ...
1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Frank Gotch in a published photo Frank Alvin Gotch (April 27, 1878 - December 17, 1917) was an American professional wrestler. ...
Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ...
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Comiskey Park (35th Street & Shields Avenue, Chicago, Illinois) was the ballpark in which the Chicago White Sox played from 1910 to 1990. ...
Hackenschmidt retired from professional wrestling in 1911 due to recurring injuries, and went on to write several books, including Fitness and Your Self (1937), Consciousness and Character: True Definitions of Entity, Individuality, Personality, Nonentity (1937), The Way To Live In Health and Physical Fitness (1941), and The Three Memories and Forgetfulness: What They Are and What Their True Significance is in Human Life. He died in London in 1968 at the age of 90. 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...
Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7,421,328 and a metropolitan area population of between 12 and 14 million. ...
Championships
The NWA World Heavyweight Championship The National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Championship is a title in the simulated sporting events of professional wrestling. ...
External links - http://www.sandowmuseum.com/page28.html
- http://www.sandowplus.co.uk/Competition/Hackenschmidt/hack-biog.htm
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