Charles Bennett (athlete)

Charles Bennett was a British athlete, winner of the 1500 metres at the 1900 Summer Olympics and the first British track and field athlete to become Olympic champion. He was a member of Finchley Harriers which was amalgamated into Hillingdon Athletic Club in 1966.

28 December 1870

Born on the same birth day (28 December): Alan Coleman • Don Francisco (television host) • Frank McLintock • François Gourmet • Hansjörg Kunze • James Blake (tennis) • John Fitzgerald (tennis) • Lawrence Schiller • Mackenzie Rosman • Mortimer J. Adler • Roy Hattersley

Born in the same month (December 1870): Adolf Loos • Earl Gregg Swem • Edward LeSaint • Francisco S. Carvajal • Ida S. Scudder • Jadunath Sarkar • John Marin • Karl Renner • Pierre Louÿs • Saki • Vítězslav Novák • Walter Benona Sharp