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Dimitri Mitropoulos

Greek and American conductor (1896–1960)

Born
March 1, 1896
Died
November 2, 1960
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1896

About Dimitri Mitropoulos

Dimitri Mitropoulos (Greek: Δημήτρης Μητρόπουλος; 1 March [O.S. 18 February] 1896 – 2 November 1960) was a Greek and American conductor, pianist, and composer. Dimitri Mitropoulos (Greek: Δημήτρης Μητρόπουλος; 1 March 1896 – 2 November 1960) was a Greek and American conductor, pianist, and composer. From the ages of eleven to fourteen, when Mitropoulos was in secondary school, he would host and preside over informal musical gatherings at his house every Saturday afternoon.

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The world when Dimitri Mitropoulos was born

Dimitri Mitropoulos was born in 1896. 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

  • Major sports momentFirst modern Olympic Games held in Athens
  • Top headlinePlessy v. Ferguson — "separate but equal" upheld
  • Technology milestoneGuglielmo Marconi patents wireless telegraph (radio)
  • World population~1.56B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
  • U.S. population69.0M

1896 versus 2026

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

Measure18962026
Population69.0M341 million

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