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August Jakobson

August Jakobson, Estonian author and politician (died 1963)

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Born
September 2, 1904
Died
May 23, 1963
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1904

About August Jakobson

August Jakobson was an Estonian writer and politician. He was one of the few Estonian playwright among his contemporaries whose plays were untouched by Soviet censorship and reached other Soviet states. He has been described as the leading Stalinist in Soviet Estonian drama. In the 1960s his work was described as "ideologically militant". His debut novel, Vaeste-patuste alev (1927), won the first place award in a literary competition sponsored by the publishing house Loodus. August Jakobson (2 September 1904 – 23 May 1963) was an Estonian writer and politician. From August 1940, Jakobson was a member of a Soviet censorship committee.

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August Jakobson timeline

  1. August Jakobson (2 September 1904 – 23 May 1963) was an Estonian writer and politician.
  2. His debut novel, Vaeste-patuste alev (1927), won the first place award in a literary competition sponsored by the publishing house Loodus.
  3. From August 1940, Jakobson was a member of a Soviet censorship committee.

The world when August Jakobson was born

August Jakobson was born in 1904. 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 1904

  • Best-selling book"The Crossing" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Olympic Games in the Americas (St. Louis)
  • Top headlineRusso-Japanese War begins
  • Technology milestoneNew York subway opens
  • World population~1.64B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population81.8M

1904 versus 2026

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Measure19042026
Population81.8M341 million

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