Artur Sirk

Artur Sirk, Estonian soldier, lawyer, and politician (died 1937)

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Born: September 25, 1900
Died: August 2, 1937
Zodiac sign: Libra
Birth year: 1900

About Artur Sirk

Artur Sirk was an Estonian political and military figure. A veteran of the country's struggle for independence, Sirk later became a leading figure within the right-wing Vaps Movement and an outspoken opponent of the government. Plans for an armed rebellion against Päts were put in place but these were discovered in December 1935 by the state security police with the main ringleaders arrested.

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The world when Artur Sirk was born

Artur Sirk was born in 1900. 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 1900

Best-selling book"To Have and to Hold" – Mary Johnston

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst Davis Cup tennis tournament
Top headlineGalveston Hurricane kills 8,000+ — deadliest US disaster
Technology milestoneFirst zeppelin flight
World population~1.6B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
U.S. population76.2M

1900 versus 2026

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

Measure	1900	2026
Average income	$438	$67,500
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	76.2M	341 million

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