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Rauni-Leena Luukanen-Kilde

Rauni-Leena Luukanen-Kilde, Finnish physician and parapsychologist (died 2015)

Born
November 15, 1939
Died
February 8, 2015
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1939

About Rauni-Leena Luukanen-Kilde

Rauni-Leena Tellervo Luukanen-Kilde (née Valve; 15 November 1939 – 8 February 2015) was a Finnish physician who wrote and lectured on parapsychology, ufology, and mind control. == Biography == Luukanen-Kilde was born in Värtsilä. She had to flee with her family in infancy during the Second World War and was raised in Helsinki. She studied medicine at the universities of Oulu and Turku, graduating in 1967. She was at one point the only medical practitioner at the hospital in Pelkosenniemi, performing dental and veterinary work as well. In March 1975, she became a provincial medical officer in Rovaniemi, Lapland; she became chief medical officer for Lapland. In 1982, as Rauni-Leena Luukanen, she published Kuolemaa ei ole (There Is No Death). She had been interested in the paranormal since she was a teenager, but the 1985 car accident which led to her retirement was reportedly "significant in her turn to ufology". She appeared as a featured speaker at UFO conferences, helped organize the first international conference on extraterrestrials in Finland and authored books about UFOs, alien abductions, mind control and conspiracy theories. Luukanen-Kilde claimed to have been "rescued" from danger by extraterrestrials, and to have esoteric skills and knowledge as a result of her relationship with them.

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Career and life highlights

Rauni-Leena Luukanen-Kilde timeline

  1. Rauni-Leena Tellervo Luukanen-Kilde (née Valve; 15 November 1939 – 8 February 2015) was a Finnish physician who wrote and lectured on parapsychology, ufology, and mind control.
  2. In 1982, as Rauni-Leena Luukanen, she published Kuolemaa ei ole (There Is No Death).

The world when Rauni-Leena Luukanen-Kilde was born

Rauni-Leena Luukanen-Kilde was born in 1939. 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 1939

  • #1 song"Over the Rainbow" – Judy Garland
  • Top movieGone with the Wind
  • Best-selling bookThe Grapes of Wrath – John Steinbeck

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentLou Gehrig delivers his "Luckiest Man" farewell speech
  • Top headlineGermany invades Poland — World War II begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst regular television broadcasts in the US (NBC)
  • Defining fadThe Wizard of Oz mania
  • Notable inventionNylon stockings
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population130.9M

1939 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Rauni-Leena Luukanen-Kilde's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19392026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,200$435,000
Average income$2,900$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population130.9M341 million

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