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Francisco da Costa Gomes

Francisco da Costa Gomes, Portuguese general and politician, 15th President of Portugal (died 2001)

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Born
June 30, 1914
Died
July 31, 2001
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1914

About Francisco da Costa Gomes

Francisco da Costa Gomes, ComTE GOA was a Portuguese military officer and politician who was the president of Portugal from 1974 to 1976. Earlier on, he had been deployed to Angola as part of the Portuguese Colonial War. Francisco da Costa Gomes, ComTE GOA (Portuguese pronunciation:; 30 June 1914 – 31 July 2001) was a Portuguese military officer and politician who was the president of Portugal from 1974 to 1976. The couple had only one son, Francisco da Costa Gomes.

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The world when Francisco da Costa Gomes was born

Francisco da Costa Gomes was born in 1914. 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 1914

  • Best-selling book"The Eyes of the World" – Harold Bell Wright

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports moment"Miracle Braves" complete greatest comeback in baseball history
  • Top headlineWorld War I begins — Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated
  • Technology milestonePanama Canal opens
  • World population~1.74B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population97.2M

1914 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Francisco da Costa Gomes's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19142026
Population97.2M341 million

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