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Ralf Törngren

Prime Minister of Finland (1899-1961)

Born
March 1, 1899
Died
May 16, 1961
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1899

About Ralf Törngren

Ralf Johan Gustaf Törngren (1 March 1899 – 16 May 1961) was a Finnish politician, born in Oulu. He was the party leader of the Swedish People's Party (1945–1955), a member of the Finnish parliament and the Prime Minister of Finland 5 May – 20 October 1954. In the Finnish presidential elections of 1956, he won 20 electoral votes. He died in Turku, aged 62. A prize in his honor was founded in 2003 at the Åbo Akademi University in Turku, Finland. Törngren's parents were Gustaf Reinhold Törngren, principal of Uleåborg svenska lyceet, and Naëma Swendelin. He became a student in 1917, a Bachelor of Arts in 1922 and a Master of Arts in 1927 at Åbo Akademi University. From 1927 to 1937 he was a teacher of social studies at the Åbo klassiska lyceum and a teacher of economics at the School of Economics at Åbo Akademi University.

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Ralf Törngren timeline

  1. In the Finnish presidential elections of 1956, he won 20 electoral votes.
  2. A prize in his honor was founded in 2003 at the Åbo Akademi University in Turku, Finland.

The world when Ralf Törngren was born

Ralf Törngren was born in 1899. 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.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlinePhilippine-American War begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst magnetic recording of sound
  • World population~1.59B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
  • U.S. population72.0M

1899 versus 2026

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Measure18992026
Population72.0M341 million

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