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Eligiusz Niewiadomski

Eligiusz Niewiadomski, Polish painter and critic (died 1923)

Born
December 1, 1869
Died
January 31, 1923
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1869

About Eligiusz Niewiadomski

Eligiusz Józef Niewiadomski (1 December 1869 – 31 January 1923) was a Polish modernist painter and art critic who sympathized with the right-wing National Democracy movement. In 1922, he assassinated Poland's first President, Gabriel Narutowicz, in his first week in office as president.

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Career and life highlights

Eligiusz Niewiadomski timeline

  1. Born: December 1, 1869
  2. Died: January 31, 1923

The world when Eligiusz Niewiadomski was born

Eligiusz Niewiadomski was born in 1869. 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 1869

  • Best-selling bookWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineTranscontinental Railroad completed at Promontory Summit
  • Technology milestoneSuez Canal opens
  • World population~1.49B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
  • U.S. population35.6M

1869 versus 2026

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Measure18692026
Population35.6M341 million

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