André the Giant
1946 to 1993
5 documented presences
5 places
Quo Fuit places 5 dated presences for André the Giant across 5 places, from 1946 to 1991. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
André René Roussimoff (19 May 1946 – 28 January 1993), known professionally as André the Giant, was a French professional wrestler and actor.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where André the Giant was documented, and when
19 May 1946exact date
Coulommiers, Seine-et-Marneattested
“André René Roussimoff was born on 19 May 1946 in Coulommiers, Seine-et-Marne, to immigrants, Boris Roussimoff and Mariann Roussimoff Stoeff (née Marasjek); his father was Bulgarian and his mother was Polish.”
source: Wikipedia: André the Giant
1971year
Montrealattested
“Roussimoff next moved to Montreal, Canada in 1971, where he became an immediate success, regularly selling out the Montreal Forum.”
source: Wikipedia: André the Giant
1986year
Austriaattested
“Following a final tour with New Japan Pro-Wrestling in mid-1986, and a win in Austria over CWA World champion Otto Wanz, Roussimoff began appearing exclusively with the World Wrestling Federation.”
source: Wikipedia: André the Giant
1986year
United Statesattested
“Later in the summer of 1986, upon Roussimoff's return to the United States, he began wearing a mask and competing as the "Giant Machine" in a stable known as the Machines.”
source: Wikipedia: André the Giant
1991year
Miamiattested
“The following month on 30 November at a house show in Miami, Florida, the World Wrestling Federation announced his return as a participant in the 1991 Royal Rumble (to be held in Miami two months later).”
source: Wikipedia: André the Giant
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Places André the Giant is documented in
Austria1 presence · 1986Miami1 presence · 1991Montreal1 presence · 1971United States1 presence · 1986
Coulommiers, Seine-et-Marne1 presence · 1946
Other places tied to André the Giant in the record
In each of these, a source puts André the Giant and the place in the same dated sentence without stating that André the Giant was there. They are kept apart from the timeline above for exactly that reason: a mention is not a presence, and Quo Fuit does not quietly promote one into the other.
1971year
Baghdadmentioned
“Roussimoff was defeated by Adnan Al-Kaissie in Baghdad in 1971, and wrestled numerous times in 1971 for Verne Gagne's American Wrestling Association (AWA) as a special attraction.”
source: Wikipedia: André the Giant
1971 to 1986period
Detroitmentioned
“He had lost matches outside of the WWF: a loss to Adnan Al-Kaissie in Baghdad, Iraq in 1971, pinfall losses to Don Leo Jonathan in Montreal in 1972, Killer Kowalski in Quebec City in 1972 two draws and a countout loss to The Sheik in Tor…”
source: Wikipedia: André the Giant
1971 to 1986period
Japanmentioned
“He had lost matches outside of the WWF: a loss to Adnan Al-Kaissie in Baghdad, Iraq in 1971, pinfall losses to Don Leo Jonathan in Montreal in 1972, Killer Kowalski in Quebec City in 1972 two draws and a countout loss to The Sheik in Tor…”
source: Wikipedia: André the Giant
1971 to 1986period
Quebec Citymentioned
“He had lost matches outside of the WWF: a loss to Adnan Al-Kaissie in Baghdad, Iraq in 1971, pinfall losses to Don Leo Jonathan in Montreal in 1972, Killer Kowalski in Quebec City in 1972 two draws and a countout loss to The Sheik in Tor…”
source: Wikipedia: André the Giant
1971 to 1986period
Torontomentioned
“He had lost matches outside of the WWF: a loss to Adnan Al-Kaissie in Baghdad, Iraq in 1971, pinfall losses to Don Leo Jonathan in Montreal in 1972, Killer Kowalski in Quebec City in 1972 two draws and a countout loss to The Sheik in Tor…”
source: Wikipedia: André the Giant
1971 to 1986period
Andre'smentioned
“He had lost matches outside of the WWF: a loss to Adnan Al-Kaissie in Baghdad, Iraq in 1971, pinfall losses to Don Leo Jonathan in Montreal in 1972, Killer Kowalski in Quebec City in 1972 two draws and a countout loss to The Sheik in Tor…”
source: Wikipedia: André the Giant
1971 to 1986period
Louisvillementioned
“He had lost matches outside of the WWF: a loss to Adnan Al-Kaissie in Baghdad, Iraq in 1971, pinfall losses to Don Leo Jonathan in Montreal in 1972, Killer Kowalski in Quebec City in 1972 two draws and a countout loss to The Sheik in Tor…”
source: Wikipedia: André the Giant
1971 to 1986period
Knoxvillementioned
“He had lost matches outside of the WWF: a loss to Adnan Al-Kaissie in Baghdad, Iraq in 1971, pinfall losses to Don Leo Jonathan in Montreal in 1972, Killer Kowalski in Quebec City in 1972 two draws and a countout loss to The Sheik in Tor…”
source: Wikipedia: André the Giant
1971 to 1986period
Mexicomentioned
“He had lost matches outside of the WWF: a loss to Adnan Al-Kaissie in Baghdad, Iraq in 1971, pinfall losses to Don Leo Jonathan in Montreal in 1972, Killer Kowalski in Quebec City in 1972 two draws and a countout loss to The Sheik in Tor…”
source: Wikipedia: André the Giant
1979year
Houstonmentioned
“He also had sixty-minute time-limit draws with two of the three major world champions of the day, Harley Race in Houston in 1979 and Nick Bockwinkel in Chicago in 1976.”
source: Wikipedia: André the Giant
1979year
Chicagomentioned
“He also had sixty-minute time-limit draws with two of the three major world champions of the day, Harley Race in Houston in 1979 and Nick Bockwinkel in Chicago in 1976.”
source: Wikipedia: André the Giant
1980 to 1987period
Pennsylvaniamentioned
“In 1980, he feuded with Hulk Hogan, when, unlike their more famous matches in the late 1980s, Hogan was the villain and Roussimoff was the hero, wrestling him at Shea Stadium's third Showdown at Shea event and in Pennsylvania, where afte…”
source: Wikipedia: André the Giant
9 August 1980exact date
Hamburg, Pennsylvaniamentioned
“A then-heel Hogan had slammed a then-face Roussimoff following their match at the Showdown at Shea on 9 August 1980, though Roussimoff was somewhat lighter (around ) and more athletic at the time (Hogan also slammed him in a match in Ham…”
source: Wikipedia: André the Giant
9 August 1980exact date
Hamburgmentioned
“A then-heel Hogan had slammed a then-face Roussimoff following their match at the Showdown at Shea on 9 August 1980, though Roussimoff was somewhat lighter (around ) and more athletic at the time (Hogan also slammed him in a match in Ham…”
source: Wikipedia: André the Giant
2 May 1981exact date
20 July 1981exact date
14 November 1981exact date
1982year
1984year
31 March 1985exact date
31 March 1985exact date
December 1987month
28 October 1989exact date
11 December 1989exact date
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