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Olga Lepeshinskaya (dancer)

Olga Lepeshinskaya, Ukrainian-Russian ballerina and educator (died 2008)

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Born
September 28, 1916
Died
December 20, 2008
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1916

About Olga Lepeshinskaya (dancer)

Olga Vasilyevna Lepeshinskaya was a Soviet ballerina. She was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1951. In February 1940, the Kirov Ballet in Leningrad first performed their Don Quixote ballet with Lepeshinskaya as Kitry. In 1941, when the Stalin Prize was established, Lepeshinskaya was among the first laureates of the prize for her performance in Don Quixote.

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Olga Lepeshinskaya (dancer) timeline

  1. In February 1940, the Kirov Ballet in Leningrad first performed their Don Quixote ballet with Lepeshinskaya as Kitry.
  2. In 1941, when the Stalin Prize was established, Lepeshinskaya was among the first laureates of the prize for her performance in Don Quixote.

The world when Olga Lepeshinskaya (dancer) was born

Olga Lepeshinskaya (dancer) was born in 1916. 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 1916

  • Best-selling book"Seventeen" – Booth Tarkington

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGeorgia Tech defeats Cumberland 222-0, most lopsided football game ever
  • Top headlineBattle of the Somme — 1 million casualties
  • Technology milestoneTanks first used in warfare
  • Notable inventionMilitary tanks
  • World population~1.76B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population99.6M

1916 versus 2026

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Measure19162026
Population99.6M341 million

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