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Curt Bois

Curt Bois, German actor (died 1991)

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Born
April 5, 1901
Died
December 25, 1991
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1901

About Curt Bois

Curt Bois was a German actor with a career spanning over 80 years. He is best remembered for his performances as the pickpocket in Casablanca (1942) and the poet Homer in Wings of Desire (1987). Bois finished his life and career in Germany, first in the East, and then in the West. He won the European Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for this role.

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The world when Curt Bois was born

Curt Bois was born in 1901. 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 1901

  • Best-selling book"The Crisis" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst American League season
  • Top headlinePresident McKinley assassinated — Roosevelt becomes president
  • Technology milestoneFirst transatlantic radio signal by Marconi
  • World population~1.61B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley / Theodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population77.6M

1901 versus 2026

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

Measure19012026
Population77.6M341 million

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