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Jaan Kross

Jaan Kross, Estonian author and poet (died 2007)

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Born
February 19, 1920
Died
December 27, 2007
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1920

About Jaan Kross

Jaan Kross was an Estonian writer. He won the 1995 International Nonino Prize in Italy. Kross was first arrested by the Germans for six months in 1944 during the German occupation of Estonia (1941–1944), suspected of what was termed "nationalism"; that is, promoting Estonian independence. At first, Kross wrote poetry, alluding to a number of contemporary phenomena under the guise of writing about historical figures. In 1999 he was awarded the Baltic Assembly Prize for Literature.

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Jaan Kross timeline

  1. Kross was first arrested by the Germans for six months in 1944 during the German occupation of Estonia (1941–1944), suspected of what was termed "nationalism"; that is, promoting Estonian independence.
  2. He won the 1995 International Nonino Prize in Italy.
  3. In 1999 he was awarded the Baltic Assembly Prize for Literature.

The world when Jaan Kross was born

Jaan Kross was born in 1920. 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 1920

  • #1 song"Swanee" – Al Jolson
  • Top movieThe Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
  • Best-selling bookThe Age of Innocence – Edith Wharton

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBabe Ruth sold to the New York Yankees
  • Top headlineWomen win the right to vote with the 19th Amendment
  • Technology milestoneFirst commercial radio broadcasts
  • Defining fadFlappers and the Jazz Age
  • Notable inventionBand-Aid adhesive bandages
  • World population1.86 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • Sports championCleveland Indians (World Series)
  • U.S. population106.0M

1920 versus 2026

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

Measure19202026
Gas$0.30$3.45/gal
Average home$6,296$435,000
Average income$3,269$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population106.0M341 million

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