Agustina Bessa-Luís

Agustina Bessa-Luís, Portuguese author (died 2019)

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Born: October 15, 1922
Died: June 3, 2019
Zodiac sign: Libra
Birth year: 1922

About Agustina Bessa-Luís

Agustina Bessa-Luís, GOSE was a Portuguese writer. From 1986 and 1987, she was director of the daily O Primeiro de Janeiro (Porto). From 1990 to 1993, she was director of the D. Maria II National Theatre (Lisbon). Her novels have been adapted for the screen by director Manoel de Oliveira: Fanny Owen ("Francisca"), Abraham's Valley, and The Lands of Risk, in addition to the Party. Director João Botelho directed A Corte do Norte based on Agustina's homonymous novel. She was awarded the Camões Prize in 2004. Agustina Bessa-Luís, GOSE (Portuguese:; 15 October 1922 – 3 June 2019) was a Portuguese writer.

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Agustina Bessa-Luís timeline

1922Agustina Bessa-Luís, GOSE (Portuguese:; 15 October 1922 – 3 June 2019) was a Portuguese writer.
2004She was awarded the Camões Prize in 2004.

The world when Agustina Bessa-Luís was born

Agustina Bessa-Luís was born in 1922. 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 1922

#1 song"Chicago" – Fred Fisher
Top movieNosferatu
Best-selling bookUlysses – James Joyce

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentGene Sarazen wins the U.S. Open at age 20
Top headlineMussolini marches on Rome and seizes power in Italy
Technology milestoneBBC begins radio broadcasts
Defining fadCrossword puzzles
Notable inventionWater skiing invented in Minnesota
World population1.90 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding
Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
U.S. population110.0M

1922 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Agustina Bessa-Luís's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1922	2026
Gas	$0.25	$3.45/gal
Average home	$5,600	$435,000
Average income	$3,270	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.15	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	110.0M	341 million

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