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Ilja Hurník

Ilja Hurník, Czech composer and playwright (died 2013)

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Born
November 25, 1922
Died
September 7, 2013
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1922

About Ilja Hurník

Ilja Hurník (25 November 1922 – 7 September 2013) was a Czech composer and essayist. Ilja Hurník died in Prague on 7 September 2013 at the age of 90. A 2008 Supraphon CD (SU 3944–2) contains two of Hurník's instrumental compositions: the colorful ballet music Ondráš, written in 1951, and his Four Seasons Chamber Suite, written in 1952. He is father of Lukáš Hurník, brother-in-law of Petr Eben and uncle of Marek Eben.

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Ilja Hurník timeline

  1. A 2008 Supraphon CD (SU 3944–2) contains two of Hurník's instrumental compositions: the colorful ballet music Ondráš, written in 1951, and his Four Seasons Chamber Suite, written in 1952.
  2. Ilja Hurník died in Prague on 7 September 2013 at the age of 90.

The world when Ilja Hurník was born

Ilja Hurník was born in 1922. 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 1922

  • #1 song"Chicago" – Fred Fisher
  • Top movieNosferatu
  • Best-selling bookUlysses – James Joyce

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGene Sarazen wins the U.S. Open at age 20
  • Top headlineMussolini marches on Rome and seizes power in Italy
  • Technology milestoneBBC begins radio broadcasts
  • Defining fadCrossword puzzles
  • Notable inventionWater skiing invented in Minnesota
  • World population1.90 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding
  • Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
  • U.S. population110.0M

1922 versus 2026

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

Measure19222026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Average home$5,600$435,000
Average income$3,270$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population110.0M341 million

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