Birthday profile

Svein Ellingsen

Svein Ellingsen, Norwegian visual artist and hymnist (died 2020)

Born
July 13, 1929
Died
April 5, 2020
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1929

About Svein Ellingsen

Svein Ørnulf Ellingsen was a Norwegian visual artist and hymnist. Svein Ellingsen discography at Discogs Svein Ellingsen discography at Discogs (record label). He received the Fritt Ord Honorary Award in 1992, and was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St.

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The world when Svein Ellingsen was born

Svein Ellingsen was born in 1929. 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 1929

  • #1 song"Singin' in the Rain"
  • Top movieThe Broadway Melody (first Best Picture winner)
  • Best-selling bookA Farewell to Arms – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst baseball All-Star Game proposed
  • Top headlineStock market crashes on Black Tuesday
  • Technology milestoneFirst Academy Awards ceremony held
  • Defining fadYo-yos
  • Notable inventionCar radio
  • World population2.10 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championPhiladelphia Athletics (World Series)
  • U.S. population121.8M

1929 versus 2026

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

Measure19292026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$6,300$435,000
Average income$3,850$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population121.8M341 million

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