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Jan Erik Vold

Jan Erik Vold, Norwegian poet, author, and translator

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Born
October 18, 1939
Age in 2026
87
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1939

About Jan Erik Vold

Jan Erik Vold is a Norwegian lyric poet, reciter, translator and author. He was a member of the so-called "Profil generation", the circle attached to the literary magazine Profil. Throughout his career, he has contributed to modernist Norwegian poetry. Jan Erik Vold is currently living in Stockholm. In 1970 Vold collaborated with artist Irma Salo Jæger and composer Sigurd Berge to create Norway's first multimedia artwork, Blikk, which was exhibited at Henie Onstad Kunstsenter. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Oslo in 2000.

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Jan Erik Vold timeline

  1. In 1970 Vold collaborated with artist Irma Salo Jæger and composer Sigurd Berge to create Norway's first multimedia artwork, Blikk, which was exhibited at Henie Onstad Kunstsenter.
  2. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Oslo in 2000.

The world when Jan Erik Vold was born

Jan Erik Vold was born in 1939. 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 1939

  • #1 song"Over the Rainbow" – Judy Garland
  • Top movieGone with the Wind
  • Best-selling bookThe Grapes of Wrath – John Steinbeck

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentLou Gehrig delivers his "Luckiest Man" farewell speech
  • Top headlineGermany invades Poland — World War II begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst regular television broadcasts in the US (NBC)
  • Defining fadThe Wizard of Oz mania
  • Notable inventionNylon stockings
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population130.9M

1939 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jan Erik Vold's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19392026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,200$435,000
Average income$2,900$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population130.9M341 million

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