Archbishop Iakovos of America

Archbishop Iakovos of America (died 2005)

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Born: July 29, 1911
Died: April 10, 2005
Zodiac sign: Leo
Birth year: 1911

About Archbishop Iakovos of America

Archbishop Iakovos of North and South America was the primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America from 1959 until his resignation in 1996. Jimmy Carter awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1980. Archbishop Iakovos was the last Primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America who held the title of Archbishop of North and South America; after him the Archbishop's title became "Archbishop of America".

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The world when Archbishop Iakovos of America was born

Archbishop Iakovos of America was born in 1911. 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 1911

Best-selling book"The Broad Highway" – Jeffery Farnol

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst Indianapolis 500 race
Top headlineTriangle Shirtwaist Factory fire kills 146 workers
Technology milestoneFirst transcontinental airplane flight (49 days)
World population~1.71B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
U.S. population93.4M

1911 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Archbishop Iakovos of America's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1911	2026
Population	93.4M	341 million

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