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Philomena Franz

Philomena Franz, German Romani author (died 2022)

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Born
July 21, 1922
Died
December 28, 2022
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1922

About Philomena Franz

Philomena Franz was a Sinti writer and activist from Germany, who was a survivor of the Romani Holocaust, having been imprisoned in Auschwitz. She later published works that recounted her experiences and was recognised as a significant voice in Romani literature. She also campaigned for compensation for all Roma and Sinti survivors and was ultimately awarded 15,000 Marks. Later, she lived for a time in Bergisch Gladbach, where she was awarded honorary citizenship in 2021. Franz was registered in the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp on 21 April 1944 with the prisoner number Z 10,550 under her maiden name, and her further transport is recorded there for 25 May 1944.

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Philomena Franz timeline

  1. Franz was registered in the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp on 21 April 1944 with the prisoner number Z 10,550 under her maiden name, and her further transport is recorded there for 25 May 1944.
  2. Later, she lived for a time in Bergisch Gladbach, where she was awarded honorary citizenship in 2021.

The world when Philomena Franz was born

Philomena Franz was born in 1922. 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 1922

  • #1 song"Chicago" – Fred Fisher
  • Top movieNosferatu
  • Best-selling bookUlysses – James Joyce

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGene Sarazen wins the U.S. Open at age 20
  • Top headlineMussolini marches on Rome and seizes power in Italy
  • Technology milestoneBBC begins radio broadcasts
  • Defining fadCrossword puzzles
  • Notable inventionWater skiing invented in Minnesota
  • World population1.90 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding
  • Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
  • U.S. population110.0M

1922 versus 2026

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

Measure19222026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Average home$5,600$435,000
Average income$3,270$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population110.0M341 million

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