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Irene Hunt

Irene Hunt, American author and educator (died 2001)

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Born
May 18, 1907
Died
May 18, 2001
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1907

About Irene Hunt

Irene Hunt was an American children's writer known best for historical novels. She was a runner-up for the Newbery Medal for her first book, Across Five Aprils, and won the medal for her second, Up a Road Slowly. For her contribution as a children's writer she was U.S. nominee in 1974 for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international recognition available to creators of children's books. Her next novel, Up a Road Slowly, won the 1967 Newbery Medal She died on her 99th birthday on May 18, 2001.

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Irene Hunt timeline

  1. Her next novel, Up a Road Slowly, won the 1967 Newbery Medal She died on her 99th birthday on May 18, 2001.
  2. For her contribution as a children's writer she was U.S. nominee in 1974 for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international recognition available to creators of children's books.

The world when Irene Hunt was born

Irene Hunt was born in 1907. 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 1907

  • Best-selling book"The Lady of the Decoration" – Frances Little

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentChicago Cubs win first of back-to-back World Series titles
  • Top headlinePanic of 1907 — financial crisis leads to Federal Reserve creation
  • Technology milestoneFirst commercial helicopter design
  • World population~1.67B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population86.0M

1907 versus 2026

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

Measure19072026
Population86.0M341 million

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