Goffredo Petrassi

Goffredo Petrassi, Italian composer and conductor (died 2003)

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Born: July 16, 1904
Age in 2026: 122
Zodiac sign: Cancer
Birth year: 1904

About Goffredo Petrassi

Goffredo Petrassi was an Italian composer of modern classical music, conductor, and teacher. He is considered one of the most influential Italian composers of the twentieth century. Goffredo Petrassi (16 July 1904 – 3 March 2003) was an Italian composer of modern classical music, conductor, and teacher. See: List of music students by teacher: N to Q#Goffredo Petrassi.

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The world when Goffredo Petrassi was born

Goffredo Petrassi 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

These figures put everyday life in Goffredo Petrassi's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1904	2026
Population	81.8M	341 million

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