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Leopold Figl

Leopold Figl, Austrian politician, Chancellor of Austria (died 1965)

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Born
October 2, 1902
Died
May 9, 1965
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1902

About Leopold Figl

Leopold Figl was an Austrian politician of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) and the first Chancellor after World War II. As foreign minister, he subsequently took part in the negotiations on the Austrian State Treaty, which he signed in 1955. Leopold Figl (2 October 1902 – 9 May 1965) was an Austrian politician of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) and the first Chancellor after World War II. On 14 April 1945 he refounded the Bauernbund and integrated it into the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), which was founded three days later. At the first free elections since 1930, held in December 1945, the ÖVP won with 49.8 percent of the vote and an absolute majority of seats in the legislature.

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Leopold Figl timeline

  1. Leopold Figl (2 October 1902 – 9 May 1965) was an Austrian politician of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) and the first Chancellor after World War II.
  2. At the first free elections since 1930, held in December 1945, the ÖVP won with 49.8 percent of the vote and an absolute majority of seats in the legislature.
  3. On 14 April 1945 he refounded the Bauernbund and integrated it into the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), which was founded three days later.

The world when Leopold Figl was born

Leopold Figl was born in 1902. 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 1902

  • Best-selling bookThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Rose Bowl game played in Pasadena, California
  • Top headlineEnd of Philippine-American War
  • Technology milestoneAir conditioning invented by Willis Carrier
  • Notable inventionAir conditioning
  • World population~1.62B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population79.0M

1902 versus 2026

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

Measure19022026
Population79.0M341 million

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