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Zillur Rahman

19th President of Bangladesh (1929-2013)

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Born
March 9, 1929
Died
March 20, 2013
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1929

About Zillur Rahman

Mohammed Zillur Rahman was a Bangladeshi politician who served as President of Bangladesh from 2009 until his death in 2013. He was also a senior presidium member of the Awami League. He is the third president of Bangladesh to die in office and the first to die of natural causes, as both Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Ziaur Rahman were assassinated. Zillur Rahman became close with Sheikh Mujibur Rahman during the campaign for the 1947 Sylhet referendum. After the war, Zillur Rahman became the General Secretary of Awami League in 1972.

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Zillur Rahman timeline

  1. Zillur Rahman became close with Sheikh Mujibur Rahman during the campaign for the 1947 Sylhet referendum.
  2. After the war, Zillur Rahman became the General Secretary of Awami League in 1972.

The world when Zillur Rahman was born

Zillur Rahman 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 Zillur Rahman'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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