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Harold Hitchcock

Harold Hitchcock, English visionary landscape artist (died 2009)

Born
May 23, 1914
Died
August 8, 2009
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1914

About Harold Hitchcock

Harold Hitchcock, born Raymond Hitchcock, was an English visionary landscape artist. Harold Hitchcock (23 May 1914 – 8 August 2009), born Raymond Hitchcock, was an English visionary landscape artist. He came to the attention of Hastings, 12th Duke of Bedford, who became a patron, giving Harold an exhibition at his palatial home. Margaret and her husband Alfred, both Quakers, later introduced Harold to the spiritual movement Subud, which had a profound effect on his life and work.

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The world when Harold Hitchcock was born

Harold Hitchcock was born in 1914. 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 1914

  • Best-selling book"The Eyes of the World" – Harold Bell Wright

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports moment"Miracle Braves" complete greatest comeback in baseball history
  • Top headlineWorld War I begins — Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated
  • Technology milestonePanama Canal opens
  • World population~1.74B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population97.2M

1914 versus 2026

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

Measure19142026
Population97.2M341 million

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