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Peter Safar

Peter Safar, Austrian physician and academic (died 2003)

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Born
April 12, 1924
Died
August 3, 2003
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1924

About Peter Safar

Peter Safar was an Austrian anesthesiologist of Czech descent. He is credited with pioneering cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). In 1952 Safar worked in Lima, Peru, and founded the first academic anesthesiology department in the country. Safar's other achievements included the establishment of the United States' first intensive-care unit in 1958, at Baltimore City Hospital.

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Peter Safar timeline

  1. In 1952 Safar worked in Lima, Peru, and founded the first academic anesthesiology department in the country.
  2. Safar's other achievements included the establishment of the United States' first intensive-care unit in 1958, at Baltimore City Hospital.

The world when Peter Safar was born

Peter Safar was born in 1924. 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 1924

  • #1 song"It Had to Be You" – Isham Jones
  • Top movieThe Thief of Bagdad (Douglas Fairbanks)
  • Best-selling bookSo Big – Edna Ferber

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Winter Olympics held in Chamonix, France
  • Top headlineCalvin Coolidge elected president in a landslide
  • Technology milestoneIBM founded
  • Defining fadMah-jongg craze sweeps America
  • Notable inventionSpiral-bound notebook
  • World population1.95 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championWashington Senators (World Series)
  • U.S. population114.1M

1924 versus 2026

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

Measure19242026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$5,800$435,000
Average income$3,520$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population114.1M341 million

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