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N. V. M. Gonzalez

N. V. M. Gonzalez, Filipino novelist, poet, and writer (died 1999)

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Born
September 8, 1915
Died
November 28, 1999
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1915

About N. V. M. Gonzalez

Néstor Vicente Madali González was a Filipino novelist, short story writer, essayist and poet. Conferred as the National Artist of the Philippines for Literature in 1997. He earned his first peso by playing the violin during a Chinese funeral in Romblon. His first published essay appeared in the Philippine Graphic and his first poem in Poetry in 1934. Awarded Leverhulme Fellowship, University of Hong Kong, 1969. Philippines Free Press First Prize Award winner for Serenade (short story), 1964.

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N. V. M. Gonzalez timeline

  1. His first published essay appeared in the Philippine Graphic and his first poem in Poetry in 1934.
  2. Philippines Free Press First Prize Award winner for Serenade (short story), 1964.
  3. Awarded Leverhulme Fellowship, University of Hong Kong, 1969.

The world when N. V. M. Gonzalez was born

N. V. M. Gonzalez was born in 1915. 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 1915

  • Top movieThe Birth of a Nation
  • Best-selling book"The Turmoil" – Booth Tarkington

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJess Willard defeats Jack Johnson for heavyweight title in Havana
  • Top headlineLusitania sunk by German submarine — 1,198 die
  • Technology milestoneFirst transcontinental telephone call (Bell to Watson)
  • World population~1.75B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population98.4M

1915 versus 2026

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Measure19152026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Movie ticket$0.10$11.95
Population98.4M341 million

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