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Dinos Christianopoulos

Dinos Christianopoulos, Greek poet (died 2020)

Born
March 20, 1931
Died
August 11, 2020
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1931

About Dinos Christianopoulos

Konstantinos Dimitriadis, better known by his pen name Dinos Christianopoulos, was a Greek contemporary and post-war poet, novelist, folklorist, and scholar. He was also a music scholar who wrote about rebetiko. His first poem Age of Lean Cows was published in 1947. He was awarded the 2011 National Grand Prix for Literature, but refused to pick it up. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki awarded him an honorary doctorate in June 2011.

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Dinos Christianopoulos timeline

  1. His first poem Age of Lean Cows was published in 1947.
  2. He was awarded the 2011 National Grand Prix for Literature, but refused to pick it up.
  3. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki awarded him an honorary doctorate in June 2011.

The world when Dinos Christianopoulos was born

Dinos Christianopoulos was born in 1931. 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 1931

  • #1 song"Stardust" – Artie Shaw
  • Top movieFrankenstein
  • Best-selling bookThe Good Earth – Pearl S. Buck

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentKnute Rockne dies in plane crash
  • Top headlineAl Capone convicted of tax evasion
  • Technology milestoneEmpire State Building completed
  • Defining fadJigsaw puzzles
  • Notable inventionElectric razor
  • World population2.10 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population124.0M

1931 versus 2026

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

Measure19312026
Gas$0.17$3.45/gal
Average home$5,500$435,000
Average income$3,000$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population124.0M341 million

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