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Olga Dahl

Olga Dahl, Swedish genealogist (died 2009)

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Born
September 20, 1917
Died
October 3, 2009
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1917

About Olga Dahl

Olga Inga Birgitta Dahl was a Swedish city and family historian. She carried out solid basic research in the National Archives on Gothenburg's root division exploring with great significance the city's personal and building history during the 17th and 18th centuries. Olga Inga Birgitta Dahl (née Ström; 20 September 1917 – 3 October 2009) was a Swedish city and family historian. Olga Inga Birgitta Ström got involved early in Sweden's student-led temperance movement and in the 1940s she wrote articles promoting temperance policies.

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The world when Olga Dahl was born

Olga Dahl was born in 1917. 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 1917

  • Best-selling book"Mr. Britling Sees It Through" – H.G. Wells

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentProfessional sports curtailed as America enters World War I
  • Top headlineUS enters World War I
  • Technology milestoneFirst practical military use of sonar
  • World population~1.77B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population100.8M

1917 versus 2026

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Measure19172026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Population100.8M341 million

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