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Rudolf Firkušný

Rudolf Firkušný, Czech-American pianist and educator (died 1994)

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Born
February 11, 1912
Died
July 19, 1994
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1912

About Rudolf Firkušný

Rudolf Firkušný, Czech-American pianist and educator (died 1994) After the fall of the communist government in his homeland (the "Velvet Revolution" of 1989), Firkušný returned to Czechoslovakia to perform for the first time after more than 40 years of absence. Firkušný championed Dvořák's only piano concerto, which he played with many different conductors and orchestras around the world and also recorded several times.

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The world when Rudolf Firkušný was born

Rudolf Firkušný was born in 1912. 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 1912

  • Best-selling book"The Harvester" – Gene Stratton-Porter

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJim Thorpe wins two gold medals at the Stockholm Olympics
  • Top headlineRMS Titanic sinks on maiden voyage — 1,500+ die
  • Technology milestoneFirst parachute jump from an airplane
  • World population~1.72B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population94.6M

1912 versus 2026

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

Measure19122026
Population94.6M341 million

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