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Giannis Skarimpas

Giannis Skarimpas, Greek author, poet, and playwright (died 1984)

Born
September 28, 1893
Died
January 21, 1984
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1893

About Giannis Skarimpas

Giannis Skarimpas, Giannis Skarimbas, or Yiannis Skarimbas, was a Greek writer, dramatist, and poet. He had his first works published in newspapers in Athens and Chalkida under the pen name Kallis Esperinos (Κάλλις Εσπερινός). His first publication under his own name came in 1929, when he published his novel O Kapetan Sourmelis o Stouraitis (Ο καπετάν Σουρμελής ο Στουραΐτης Ω) in the Ellinika Grammata (Greek Letters) magazine.

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The world when Giannis Skarimpas was born

Giannis Skarimpas was born in 1893. 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.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineWorld's Columbian Exposition in Chicago
  • Technology milestoneFirst Ferris wheel debuts at Chicago World's Fair
  • Notable inventionFerris wheel (264 feet tall)
  • World population~1.53B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
  • U.S. population66.0M

1893 versus 2026

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

Measure18932026
Population66.0M341 million

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