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Tapio Rautavaara

Finnish athletics competitor, recording artist; singer and film actor

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Born
March 8, 1915
Died
September 25, 1979
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1915

About Tapio Rautavaara

Kaj Tapio Rautavaara was a Finnish singer (bass-baritone), athlete and film actor. After the World War II, Rautavaara won a European bronze medal in 1946, an Olympic gold medal in 1948, and five national titles in 1944–45, and 1947–49. In archery Rautavaara won a team gold medal at the 1958 World Championships and a national title in 1955. After the war Rautavaara met Reino Helismaa, who composed and made the lyrics to Reissumies ja kissa (The Traveler and the Cat), which became Rautavaara's first hit. However, when the Continuation War broke out he was called to the army and he was assigned to the front line for the first year of the war.

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Tapio Rautavaara timeline

  1. After the World War II, Rautavaara won a European bronze medal in 1946, an Olympic gold medal in 1948, and five national titles in 1944–45, and 1947–49.
  2. In archery Rautavaara won a team gold medal at the 1958 World Championships and a national title in 1955.

The world when Tapio Rautavaara was born

Tapio Rautavaara was born in 1915. 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 1915

  • Top movieThe Birth of a Nation
  • Best-selling book"The Turmoil" – Booth Tarkington

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJess Willard defeats Jack Johnson for heavyweight title in Havana
  • Top headlineLusitania sunk by German submarine — 1,198 die
  • Technology milestoneFirst transcontinental telephone call (Bell to Watson)
  • World population~1.75B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population98.4M

1915 versus 2026

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

Measure19152026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Movie ticket$0.10$11.95
Population98.4M341 million

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