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Ilmar Laaban

Ilmar Laaban, Estonian poet and publicist (died 2000)

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Born
December 11, 1921
Died
November 29, 2000
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1921

About Ilmar Laaban

Ilmar Laaban, (11 December 1921, Tallinn, Estonia – 29 November 2000, Stockholm) was an Estonian poet and literary critic. Laaban attended the first Tallinn Boys' Gymnasium from 1934 to 1940. Laaban mainly wrote surrealistic poetry and was one of the first poets in Estonia to practice that genre. Laaban worked as a lecturer in Stockholm University and was a member of International Association of Art Critics.

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The world when Ilmar Laaban was born

Ilmar Laaban 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 Ilmar Laaban'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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