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Jadwiga Piłsudska

Jadwiga Piłsudska, Polish soldier, pilot, and architect (died 2014)

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Born
February 28, 1920
Died
November 16, 2014
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1920

About Jadwiga Piłsudska

Jadwiga Piłsudska-Jaraczewska was a Polish pilot who served in the Air Transport Auxiliary during the Second World War. She was one of two daughters of Józef Piłsudski. Jadwiga Piłsudska-Jaraczewska (Polish:; 28 February 1920 – 16 November 2014) was a Polish pilot who served in the Air Transport Auxiliary during the Second World War. In 1937 Piłsudska began flying gliders and obtained a pilot's licence. Piłsudska fled with her mother and elder sister, Wanda, to Lithuania and eventually arrived in the United Kingdom.

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Jadwiga Piłsudska timeline

  1. Jadwiga Piłsudska-Jaraczewska (Polish:; 28 February 1920 – 16 November 2014) was a Polish pilot who served in the Air Transport Auxiliary during the Second World War.
  2. In 1937 Piłsudska began flying gliders and obtained a pilot's licence.

The world when Jadwiga Piłsudska was born

Jadwiga Piłsudska was born in 1920. 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 1920

  • #1 song"Swanee" – Al Jolson
  • Top movieThe Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
  • Best-selling bookThe Age of Innocence – Edith Wharton

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBabe Ruth sold to the New York Yankees
  • Top headlineWomen win the right to vote with the 19th Amendment
  • Technology milestoneFirst commercial radio broadcasts
  • Defining fadFlappers and the Jazz Age
  • Notable inventionBand-Aid adhesive bandages
  • World population1.86 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • Sports championCleveland Indians (World Series)
  • U.S. population106.0M

1920 versus 2026

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

Measure19202026
Gas$0.30$3.45/gal
Average home$6,296$435,000
Average income$3,269$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population106.0M341 million

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