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Lubka Kolessa

Lubka Kolessa, Ukrainian-Canadian pianist and educator (died 1997)

Born
May 19, 1902
Died
August 15, 1997
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1902

About Lubka Kolessa

Lubka Oleksandrivna Kolessa was a classical pianist and professor of piano. The Doremi label in 1999 released a set of three compact discs (DHR-7743-5) reissuing Kolessa's commercial recordings and some radio broadcasts, private recordings, and unissued recordings from 1936 to 1949. Recently Kolessa's old recordings have been issued.

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The world when Lubka Kolessa was born

Lubka Kolessa was born in 1902. 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 1902

  • Best-selling bookThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Rose Bowl game played in Pasadena, California
  • Top headlineEnd of Philippine-American War
  • Technology milestoneAir conditioning invented by Willis Carrier
  • Notable inventionAir conditioning
  • World population~1.62B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population79.0M

1902 versus 2026

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

Measure19022026
Population79.0M341 million

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