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José Zorrilla

José Zorrilla, Spanish poet and playwright (died 1893)

Born
February 21, 1817
Died
January 23, 1893
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1817

About José Zorrilla

José Zorrilla y Moral was a Spanish poet and dramatist, who became National Laureate. José Zorrilla y Moral (Spanish pronunciation: ) was a Spanish poet and dramatist, who became National Laureate. The death of the satirist Mariano José de Larra brought Zorrilla into notice.

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The world when José Zorrilla was born

José Zorrilla was born in 1817. 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.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineJames Monroe inaugurated as 5th President
  • Technology milestoneFirst bicycle (draisine) invented
  • Defining fadDraisine bicycle craze
  • World population~985M

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJames Monroe
  • U.S. population8.9M

1817 versus 2026

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

Measure18172026
Population8.9M341 million

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