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Ferenc Fricsay

Ferenc Fricsay, Hungarian-Austrian conductor and director (died 1963)

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Born
August 9, 1914
Died
February 20, 1963
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1914

About Ferenc Fricsay

Ferenc Fricsay was a Hungarian conductor. From 1960 until his death, he was an Austrian citizen. His grandson Dominic-Ferenc Dobay (1972-1992), his first wife Martha Fricsay-Telbisz (1915-1997) and Herta Stein (1912-2005) were buried in the same site as well. Fricsay made his first appearance as a conductor at age 15, substituting for his father at the podium of the Young Musicians Orchestra of Budapest. Fricsay was known for his interpretations of the music of Mozart and Beethoven, as well as that of his teachers Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály. His 1958 recording of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with the Berlin Philharmonic was used in the 1971 film A Clockwork Orange.

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Ferenc Fricsay timeline

  1. His 1958 recording of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with the Berlin Philharmonic was used in the 1971 film A Clockwork Orange.
  2. His grandson Dominic-Ferenc Dobay (1972-1992), his first wife Martha Fricsay-Telbisz (1915-1997) and Herta Stein (1912-2005) were buried in the same site as well.

The world when Ferenc Fricsay was born

Ferenc Fricsay was born in 1914. 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 1914

  • Best-selling book"The Eyes of the World" – Harold Bell Wright

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports moment"Miracle Braves" complete greatest comeback in baseball history
  • Top headlineWorld War I begins — Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated
  • Technology milestonePanama Canal opens
  • World population~1.74B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population97.2M

1914 versus 2026

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

Measure19142026
Population97.2M341 million

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