Johannes Bobrowski

Johannes Bobrowski, German songwriter and poet (died 1965)

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Born: April 9, 1917
Died: September 2, 1965
Zodiac sign: Aries
Birth year: 1917

About Johannes Bobrowski

Johannes Bobrowski was a German lyric poet, narrative writer, adaptor and essayist. His first poems were published during the war, in 1944, in the Munich-based journal Das innere Reich. On that occasion he read seven poems from those that would later appear in his collection Wetterzeichen (Weather signs), and was awarded the group's prestigious literary prize.

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The world when Johannes Bobrowski was born

Johannes Bobrowski was born in 1917. 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 1917

Best-selling book"Mr. Britling Sees It Through" – H.G. Wells

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentProfessional sports curtailed as America enters World War I
Top headlineUS enters World War I
Technology milestoneFirst practical military use of sonar
World population~1.77B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
U.S. population100.8M

1917 versus 2026

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

Measure	1917	2026
Gas	$0.25	$3.45/gal
Population	100.8M	341 million

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