Daniil Kharms

Daniil Kharms, Russian poet, author, and playwright (died 1942)

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Born: December 30, 1905
Died: February 2, 1942
Zodiac sign: Capricorn
Birth year: 1905

About Daniil Kharms

Daniil Ivanovich Kharms (Russian: Дании́л Ива́нович Хармс; 30 December 1905 – 2 February 1942) was a Russian avant-gardist and absurdist poet, writer and dramatist in the early Soviet era. Daniil invented the pseudonym Kharms while attending Saint Peter's School. Kharms was born as Daniil Yuvachev (Ювачёв) in Saint Petersburg, then the capital of the Russian Empire, into the family of Ivan Yuvachev, a member of the revolutionary group Narodnaya Volya.

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The world when Daniil Kharms was born

Daniil Kharms was born in 1905. 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 1905

Best-selling book"The Marriage of William Ashe" – Mrs. Humphry Ward

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentChristy Mathewson pitches 3 shutouts in the World Series
Top headlineEinstein publishes theory of special relativity
Technology milestoneEinstein's "miracle year" — E=mc²
World population~1.65B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
U.S. population83.2M

1905 versus 2026

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Measure	1905	2026
Population	83.2M	341 million

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