Lex van Delden

Lex van Delden, Dutch composer (died 1988)

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Born: September 10, 1919
Died: July 1, 1988
Zodiac sign: Virgo
Birth year: 1919

About Lex van Delden

Lex van Delden, born Alexander Zwaap was a Dutch composer and the father of actor Lex van Delden. This unexpected success was soon to be confirmed by two First Prizes, awarded by the Northern California Harpists' Association, in 1953 for his Harp Concerto (1951–52), and in 1956 for Impromptu for harp solo (1955). Lex van Delden, born Alexander Zwaap (10 September 1919 – 1 July 1988) was a Dutch composer and the father of actor Lex van Delden. In 1953, the name he had assumed since the Liberation in 1945 (Lex van Delden—a derivation from the name he used in the resistance, W. Lex van Delden loved working closely with performers, too, utilising to the full the peculiarities and possibilities specific to the instruments as well as meeting the wishes and demands of the players.

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Lex van Delden timeline

1919Lex van Delden, born Alexander Zwaap (10 September 1919 – 1 July 1988) was a Dutch composer and the father of actor Lex van Delden.
1953This unexpected success was soon to be confirmed by two First Prizes, awarded by the Northern California Harpists' Association, in 1953 for his Harp Concerto (1951–52), and in 1956 for Impromptu for harp solo (1955).
1953In 1953, the name he had assumed since the Liberation in 1945 (Lex van Delden—a derivation from the name he used in the resistance, W.

The world when Lex van Delden was born

Lex van Delden was born in 1919. 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 1919

Best-selling book"The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" – Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentBlack Sox scandal — 1919 World Series fixed
Top headlineTreaty of Versailles signed — 18th Amendment (Prohibition)
Technology milestoneFirst nonstop transatlantic flight (Alcock & Brown)
Defining fadOuija boards
Notable inventionPop-up toaster
World population~1.79B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
U.S. population103.2M

1919 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Lex van Delden's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1919	2026
Gas	$0.25	$3.45/gal
Average home	$5,000	$435,000
Average income	$2,000	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.15	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	103.2M	341 million

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