Portrait of Rochelle Hudson

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Rochelle Hudson

American actress (1916–1972)

Born
March 6, 1916
Died
January 17, 1972
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1916

About Rochelle Hudson

Rochelle Hudson (born Rachael Elizabeth Hudson; March 6, 1916 – January 17, 1972) was an American film actress whose career spanned from 1930s through the 1960s. Hudson was a WAMPAS Baby Star in 1931. A business associate with whom she had been working in real estate discovered her body sprawled on the bathroom floor.

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The world when Rochelle Hudson was born

Rochelle Hudson 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 Rochelle Hudson's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19162026
Population99.6M341 million

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