Victoria Ocampo

Victoria Ocampo, Argentine writer (died 1979)

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Born: April 7, 1890
Died: January 27, 1979
Zodiac sign: Aries
Birth year: 1890

About Victoria Ocampo

Ramona Victoria Epifanía Rufina Ocampo was an Argentine writer and intellectual. Best known as an advocate for others and as publisher of the literary magazine Sur, she was also a writer and critic in her own right and one of the most prominent South American women of her time. Her sister was Silvina Ocampo, also a writer. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1970 and 1974.

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The world when Victoria Ocampo was born

Victoria Ocampo was born in 1890. 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 headlineWounded Knee Massacre — last major conflict with Native Americans
Technology milestoneElectric chair used for first execution
Notable inventionElectric chair
World population~1.5B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderBenjamin Harrison
U.S. population63.0M

1890 versus 2026

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Measure	1890	2026
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	63.0M	341 million

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