Radovan Ivšić

Radovan Ivšić, Croatian writer (died 2009)

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Born: June 22, 1921
Died: December 25, 2009
Zodiac sign: Cancer
Birth year: 1921

About Radovan Ivšić

Radovan Ivšić was a Croatian writer, best known for his drama Kralj Gordogan and book of poems Crno. Ivšić spent his life uncompromisingly in the spirit of liberty. Such values brought him close to the surrealist movement. He was a friend of André Breton and Toyen and was one of the signers of the last Manifeste du surréalisme, 1955. His best-known statements are “Never give up your dreams” and paraphrase “We are our dreams”. Radovan Ivšić (June 22, 1921 – December 25, 2009) was a Croatian writer, best known for his drama Kralj Gordogan and book of poems Crno. The fascist prime minister of Croatia during World War II, Ante Pavelić, personally ordered confiscation of Ivšić's first book, Narcis.

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The world when Radovan Ivšić was born

Radovan Ivšić was born in 1921. 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 1921

#1 song"My Man" – Fanny Brice
Top movieThe Kid (Charlie Chaplin)
Best-selling bookMain Street – Sinclair Lewis

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentJack Dempsey vs Georges Carpentier — first million-dollar gate
Top headlineWarren G. Harding inaugurated as 29th President
Technology milestoneAlbert Einstein wins the Nobel Prize in Physics
Defining fadOuija boards
Notable inventionLie detector (polygraph)
World population1.88 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding
Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
U.S. population108.5M

1921 versus 2026

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

Measure	1921	2026
Gas	$0.26	$3.45/gal
Average home	$5,500	$435,000
Average income	$3,010	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.15	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	108.5M	341 million

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