Miguel Arraes

Miguel Arraes, Brazilian lawyer and politician, Governor of Pernambuco (died 2005)

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Born: December 15, 1916
Died: August 13, 2005
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
Birth year: 1916

About Miguel Arraes

Miguel Arraes de Alencar (15 December 1916 – 13 August 2005) was a Brazilian lawyer and politician. He was mayor of Recife, State Deputy, Federal Deputy and three times Governor of Pernambuco. In the military takeover of the government of Brazil in 1964 Arraes was jailed and exiled. Arraes remained in prison for 11 months before being granted asylum in Algeria.

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The world when Miguel Arraes was born

Miguel Arraes was born in 1916. 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 1916

Best-selling book"Seventeen" – Booth Tarkington

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentGeorgia Tech defeats Cumberland 222-0, most lopsided football game ever
Top headlineBattle of the Somme — 1 million casualties
Technology milestoneTanks first used in warfare
Notable inventionMilitary tanks
World population~1.76B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
U.S. population99.6M

1916 versus 2026

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

Measure	1916	2026
Population	99.6M	341 million

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