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Ludvík Vaculík

Ludvík Vaculík, Czech journalist and author (died 2015)

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Born
July 23, 1926
Died
June 6, 2015
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1926

About Ludvík Vaculík

Ludvík Vaculík was a Czech writer and journalist. He was born in Brumov, Moravian Wallachia. A prominent samizdat writer, he was best known as the author of the "Two Thousand Words" manifesto of June 1968. Ludvík Vaculík (23 July 1926 – 6 June 2015) was a Czech writer and journalist. Gerald Turner and Jonathan Bolton (Karolinum Press, 2020) Milí spolužáci (1995) A Cup of Coffee with My Interrogator: The Prague Chronicles of Ludvík Vaculík, trans. Ludvík Vaculík: a Czechoslovak man of letters. 25 July 2006.

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Ludvík Vaculík timeline

  1. Ludvík Vaculík (23 July 1926 – 6 June 2015) was a Czech writer and journalist.
  2. Ludvík Vaculík: a Czechoslovak man of letters. 25 July 2006.
  3. Gerald Turner and Jonathan Bolton (Karolinum Press, 2020) Milí spolužáci (1995) A Cup of Coffee with My Interrogator: The Prague Chronicles of Ludvík Vaculík, trans.

The world when Ludvík Vaculík was born

Ludvík Vaculík was born in 1926. 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 1926

  • #1 song"Bye Bye Blackbird"
  • Top movieThe General (Buster Keaton)
  • Best-selling bookThe Sun Also Rises – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGertrude Ederle swims the English Channel
  • Top headlineA.A. Milne publishes Winnie-the-Pooh
  • Technology milestoneFirst demonstration of television
  • Defining fadFlagpole sitting
  • Notable inventionPop-up toaster
  • World population2.01 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population117.4M

1926 versus 2026

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

Measure19262026
Gas$0.23$3.45/gal
Average home$6,000$435,000
Average income$3,620$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population117.4M341 million

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