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Jānis Akuraters

Latvian writer (1876–1937)

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Born
January 13, 1876
Died
July 25, 1937
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1876

About Jānis Akuraters

Jānis Akuraters was a Latvian poet, writer, playwright and politician. He founded the Latvian National Theatre in 1919 and was director of Radio of Riga between 1930 and 1934. During First World War Akuraters enlisted in the Latvian Rifleman regiment and took part in the famous Christmas Battles. Akuraters first publication was made in 1895 in the magazine Austrums, it was a poem Ziema ('Winter'). He was awarded the Order of the Three Stars 3rd Class in 1926.

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Jānis Akuraters timeline

  1. Akuraters first publication was made in 1895 in the magazine Austrums, it was a poem Ziema ('Winter').
  2. He founded the Latvian National Theatre in 1919 and was director of Radio of Riga between 1930 and 1934.
  3. He was awarded the Order of the Three Stars 3rd Class in 1926.

The world when Jānis Akuraters was born

Jānis Akuraters was born in 1876. 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

  • Major sports momentFirst National League baseball season
  • Top headlineBattle of Little Bighorn — Custer's Last Stand
  • Technology milestoneAlexander Graham Bell patents the telephone
  • Notable inventionTelephone
  • World population~1.56B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
  • U.S. population43.4M

1876 versus 2026

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Measure18762026
Population43.4M341 million

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