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Jiří Reynek

Jiří Reynek, Czech poet and graphic artist (died 2014)

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Born
July 5, 1929
Died
October 15, 2014
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1929

About Jiří Reynek

Jiří Reynek was a Czech poet and graphic artist. A fluent French speaker, he translated the works of Henri Pourrat and Francis Jammes. He was the son of Suzanne Renaud and Bohuslav Reynek. Photographer Daniel Reynek was his older brother. The family spent winters in Grenoble and summers in Petrkov, where Reynek spent most of his adult life. The family farm was seized by Germany during World War II, then came under state control after Czechoslovakia transitioned to communism in the 1948 coup d'état. Jiří Reynek (5 July 1929 – 15 October 2014) was a Czech poet and graphic artist. Smítalová, Petra (5 January 2012). "Jiří Reynek: O matce básnířce a otci malujícím ticho".

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Jiří Reynek timeline

  1. Jiří Reynek (5 July 1929 – 15 October 2014) was a Czech poet and graphic artist.
  2. Smítalová, Petra (5 January 2012). "Jiří Reynek: O matce básnířce a otci malujícím ticho".

The world when Jiří Reynek was born

Jiří Reynek was born in 1929. 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 1929

  • #1 song"Singin' in the Rain"
  • Top movieThe Broadway Melody (first Best Picture winner)
  • Best-selling bookA Farewell to Arms – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst baseball All-Star Game proposed
  • Top headlineStock market crashes on Black Tuesday
  • Technology milestoneFirst Academy Awards ceremony held
  • Defining fadYo-yos
  • Notable inventionCar radio
  • World population2.10 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championPhiladelphia Athletics (World Series)
  • U.S. population121.8M

1929 versus 2026

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

Measure19292026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$6,300$435,000
Average income$3,850$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population121.8M341 million

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