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Ea Jansen

Ea Jansen, Estonian historian and academic (died 2005)

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Born
November 14, 1921
Died
April 20, 2005
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1921

About Ea Jansen

Ea Jansen was an Estonian historian of Finno-Ugric history. She was the daughter of the Estonian feminist Helmi Press-Jansen and painter August Jansen. Until her death, she worked for Tallinn Pedagogical University. She graduated from Tallinn 9th Secondary School in 1941 and studied at the University of Tartu from 1942 to 1949, where she graduated with a degree in history. Ea Jansen (14 November 1921 Tallinn, Estonia – 20 April 2005 Tallinn, Estonia) was an Estonian historian of Finno-Ugric history.

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The world when Ea Jansen was born

Ea Jansen was born in 1921. 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 1921

  • #1 song"My Man" – Fanny Brice
  • Top movieThe Kid (Charlie Chaplin)
  • Best-selling bookMain Street – Sinclair Lewis

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJack Dempsey vs Georges Carpentier — first million-dollar gate
  • Top headlineWarren G. Harding inaugurated as 29th President
  • Technology milestoneAlbert Einstein wins the Nobel Prize in Physics
  • Defining fadOuija boards
  • Notable inventionLie detector (polygraph)
  • World population1.88 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding
  • Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
  • U.S. population108.5M

1921 versus 2026

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

Measure19212026
Gas$0.26$3.45/gal
Average home$5,500$435,000
Average income$3,010$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population108.5M341 million

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