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Bruno Gröning

Bruno Gröning, German mystic and author (died 1959)

Born
May 30, 1906
Died
January 26, 1959
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1906

About Bruno Gröning

Bruno Gröning was a German mystic who rose to fame in the late 1940s for performing faith healings. On 23 May 2013, the World Peace Prayer Society (WPPS) awarded the Bruno Gröning Circle of Friends with the Peace Pole Award. Gröning founded the Association for the Advancement in 1958 to replace the Gröning Association. The Circle of Friends was founded in 1979 by Grete Hausler, an Austrian school teacher who worked closely with Gröning. The Circle of Information was created by Thomas Busse, who has written a number of books about Gröning and directed the documentary film The Gröning Phenomena.

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Bruno Gröning timeline

  1. Gröning founded the Association for the Advancement in 1958 to replace the Gröning Association.
  2. The Circle of Friends was founded in 1979 by Grete Hausler, an Austrian school teacher who worked closely with Gröning.
  3. On 23 May 2013, the World Peace Prayer Society (WPPS) awarded the Bruno Gröning Circle of Friends with the Peace Pole Award.

The world when Bruno Gröning was born

Bruno Gröning was born in 1906. 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 1906

  • Best-selling bookThe Jungle by Upton Sinclair

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports moment"Hitless Wonders" Chicago White Sox upset Cubs in World Series
  • Top headlineSan Francisco earthquake and fire — 3,000+ killed
  • Technology milestoneFirst radio broadcast of voice and music
  • World population~1.66B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population84.6M

1906 versus 2026

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

Measure19062026
Population84.6M341 million

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