Birthday profile

Violetta Elvin

Violetta Elvin, Russian ballerina (died 2021)

Born
November 3, 1923
Died
May 27, 2021
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1923

About Violetta Elvin

Violetta Elvin was a Russian prima ballerina and actress. In 1986, The Times described Elvin as "the only rival ever to give Dame Margot Fonteyn a run for her money". Elvin was born on 3 November 1923 in Moscow, and graduated from the Moscow State Dance School in 1942.

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Violetta Elvin timeline

  1. Elvin was born on 3 November 1923 in Moscow, and graduated from the Moscow State Dance School in 1942.
  2. In 1986, The Times described Elvin as "the only rival ever to give Dame Margot Fonteyn a run for her money".

The world when Violetta Elvin was born

Violetta Elvin was born in 1923. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1923

  • #1 song"Yes! We Have No Bananas"
  • Top movieThe Ten Commandments (Cecil B. DeMille)
  • Best-selling bookBlack Oxen – Gertrude Atherton

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst 24 Hours of Le Mans race
  • Top headlineTime magazine publishes its first issue
  • Technology milestoneFirst neon signs appear in the United States
  • Defining fadDance marathons
  • Notable inventionFrozen food process (Clarence Birdseye)
  • World population1.93 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding / Calvin Coolidge
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population111.9M

1923 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Violetta Elvin's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19232026
Gas$0.22$3.45/gal
Average home$5,700$435,000
Average income$3,380$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population111.9M341 million

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