Raffaele Bendandi

Raffaele Bendandi, Italian clockmaker and seismologist (died 1979)

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Born: October 17, 1893
Died: November 3, 1979
Zodiac sign: Libra
Birth year: 1893

About Raffaele Bendandi

Raffaele Bendandi was an Italian clockmaker known for his predictions of earthquakes. Bendandi was self-taught and never published a verifiable scientific exposition of his theory. Raffaele Bendandi (17 October 1893 – 3 November 1979) was an Italian clockmaker known for his predictions of earthquakes. He also claimed to have discovered a new planet between Mercury and the sun, which he named Faenza after his home town.

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The world when Raffaele Bendandi was born

Raffaele Bendandi 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

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Measure	1893	2026
Population	66.0M	341 million

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