Juan O'Gorman

Juan O'Gorman, Mexican painter and architect (died 1982)

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Born: July 6, 1905
Died: January 18, 1982
Zodiac sign: Cancer
Birth year: 1905

About Juan O'Gorman

Juan O'Gorman, Mexican painter and architect (died 1982) O'Gorman dubbed the house the first functionalist structure in Latin America. In 1959, together with fellow artists, Raúl Anguiano, Jesús Guerrero Galván, and Carlos Orozco Romero, O'Gorman founded the militant Unión de Pintores y Grabadores de México (Mexican Painters and Engravers Union).

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The world when Juan O'Gorman was born

Juan O'Gorman was born in 1905. 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 1905

Best-selling book"The Marriage of William Ashe" – Mrs. Humphry Ward

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentChristy Mathewson pitches 3 shutouts in the World Series
Top headlineEinstein publishes theory of special relativity
Technology milestoneEinstein's "miracle year" — E=mc²
World population~1.65B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
U.S. population83.2M

1905 versus 2026

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Measure	1905	2026
Population	83.2M	341 million

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