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Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada

Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada, Mexican cardinal (died 2008)

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Born
June 29, 1919
Died
April 10, 2008
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1919

About Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada

Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada was a Mexican Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Mexico and Primate of Mexico(1977–1994). He was made a cardinal in 1979. In the consistory of June 30, 1979, in Vatican City Pope John Paul II created him Cardinal Priest of the titular church of Mary Immaculate of Tiburtino. Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada (June 29, 1919 – April 10, 2008) was a Mexican Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Mexico and Primate of Mexico(1977–1994).

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Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada timeline

  1. Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada (June 29, 1919 – April 10, 2008) was a Mexican Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Mexico and Primate of Mexico(1977–1994).
  2. In the consistory of June 30, 1979, in Vatican City Pope John Paul II created him Cardinal Priest of the titular church of Mary Immaculate of Tiburtino.

The world when Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada was born

Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada was born in 1919. 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 1919

  • Best-selling book"The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" – Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBlack Sox scandal — 1919 World Series fixed
  • Top headlineTreaty of Versailles signed — 18th Amendment (Prohibition)
  • Technology milestoneFirst nonstop transatlantic flight (Alcock & Brown)
  • Defining fadOuija boards
  • Notable inventionPop-up toaster
  • World population~1.79B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population103.2M

1919 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19192026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Average home$5,000$435,000
Average income$2,000$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population103.2M341 million

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