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Francisco Ayala (novelist)

Francisco Ayala, Spanish sociologist, author, and translator (died 2009)

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Born
March 16, 1906
Died
November 3, 2009
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1906

About Francisco Ayala (novelist)

Francisco Ayala García-Duarte was a Spanish writer, the last representative of the Generation of '27. During those years he published his first two novels, Tragicomedia de un hombre sin espíritu (Tragicomedy of a Spiritless Man) and Historia de un amanecer (A Sunrise Tale). He also founded, along with fellow Spaniard Lorenzo Luzuriaga, the magazine Realidad.

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The world when Francisco Ayala (novelist) was born

Francisco Ayala (novelist) was born in 1906. 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 1906

  • Best-selling bookThe Jungle by Upton Sinclair

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports moment"Hitless Wonders" Chicago White Sox upset Cubs in World Series
  • Top headlineSan Francisco earthquake and fire — 3,000+ killed
  • Technology milestoneFirst radio broadcast of voice and music
  • World population~1.66B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population84.6M

1906 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Francisco Ayala (novelist)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19062026
Population84.6M341 million

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