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Paavo Ruotsalainen

Paavo Ruotsalainen, Finnish farmer and lay preacher (died 1852)

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Born
July 9, 1777
Died
January 27, 1852
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1777

About Paavo Ruotsalainen

Paavo Heikki Ruotsalainen was a Finnish farmer and lay preacher who became the leader of the revivalist Awakening religious movement in Finland. Paavo Heikki Ruotsalainen (Finnish pronunciation:; born Påhl Henrik; 9 July 1777 – 27 January 1852) was a Finnish farmer and lay preacher who became the leader of the revivalist Awakening religious movement in Finland. In 1975, Ruotsalainen became the subject of The Last Temptations (Viimeiset kiusaukset in Finnish), an opera by Joonas Kokkonen, with a recording in the Deutsche Grammophon label.

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Paavo Ruotsalainen timeline

  1. Paavo Heikki Ruotsalainen (Finnish pronunciation:; born Påhl Henrik; 9 July 1777 – 27 January 1852) was a Finnish farmer and lay preacher who became the leader of the revivalist Awakening religious movement in Finland.
  2. In 1975, Ruotsalainen became the subject of The Last Temptations (Viimeiset kiusaukset in Finnish), an opera by Joonas Kokkonen, with a recording in the Deutsche Grammophon label.

The world when Paavo Ruotsalainen was born

Paavo Ruotsalainen was born in 1777. 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

  • Top headlineBattle of Saratoga — turning point of American Revolution
  • Technology milestoneCircular saw invented
  • World population~773M

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderContinental Congress
  • U.S. population2.7M

1777 versus 2026

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Measure17772026
Population2.7M341 million

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