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William Congdon

William Congdon, American-Italian painter and sculptor (died 1998)

Born
April 15, 1912
Died
April 15, 1998
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1912

About William Congdon

William Grosvenor Congdon was an American painter who became notable as an artist in New York City in the 1940s, but lived most of his life in Europe. William Grosvenor Congdon (April 15, 1912 – April 15, 1998) was an American painter who became notable as an artist in New York City in the 1940s, but lived most of his life in Europe. During the war, Congdon made drawings of the people and places he encounters and recorded his experiences in a diary and in letters to his parents.

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The world when William Congdon was born

William Congdon was born in 1912. 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 1912

  • Best-selling book"The Harvester" – Gene Stratton-Porter

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJim Thorpe wins two gold medals at the Stockholm Olympics
  • Top headlineRMS Titanic sinks on maiden voyage — 1,500+ die
  • Technology milestoneFirst parachute jump from an airplane
  • World population~1.72B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population94.6M

1912 versus 2026

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

Measure19122026
Population94.6M341 million

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