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Péter Zwack

Péter Zwack, Hungarian businessman and diplomat (died 2012)

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Born
May 21, 1927
Died
August 5, 2012
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1927

About Péter Zwack

Péter János Zwack was a Hungarian businessman, investor, philanthropist, diplomat and the Hungarian Ambassador to the United States from 1990 until 1991. He was the CEO and owner of the company Zwack. While living in Chicago in 1956, Zwack, former president Herbert Hoover, Tibor Eckhard, and Sargent Shriver founded a charity named First Aid for Hungary which helped the refugees of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. He won a seat in the National Assembly of Hungary as the only independent MP. Zwack became chairman of the Entrepreneurs' Party in 1992. He was born into a prominent family that owns Zwack, a company that makes liqueurs and spirits and is known specifically for producing Unicum.

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Péter Zwack timeline

  1. While living in Chicago in 1956, Zwack, former president Herbert Hoover, Tibor Eckhard, and Sargent Shriver founded a charity named First Aid for Hungary which helped the refugees of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
  2. Zwack became chairman of the Entrepreneurs' Party in 1992.

The world when Péter Zwack was born

Péter Zwack was born in 1927. 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 1927

  • #1 song"My Blue Heaven" – Gene Austin
  • Top movieThe Jazz Singer (first talking picture)
  • Best-selling bookElmer Gantry – Sinclair Lewis

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBabe Ruth hits 60 home runs
  • Top headlineLindbergh completes first solo transatlantic flight
  • Technology milestoneThe Jazz Singer — first feature-length talking film
  • Defining fadDance marathons peak
  • Notable inventionPEZ candy dispensers
  • World population2.04 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population119.0M

1927 versus 2026

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

Measure19272026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$6,100$435,000
Average income$3,700$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population119.0M341 million

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