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Trygve Lie

Trygve Lie, Norwegian trade union leader and politician, 1st Secretary-General of the United Nations (died 1968)

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Born
July 16, 1896
Died
December 30, 1968
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1896

About Trygve Lie

Trygve Halvdan Lie ( LEE, Norwegian: [ˈtrʏ̂ɡvə ˈliː]; 16 July 1896 – 30 December 1968) was a Norwegian politician, labour leader, government official and author. He served as Norwegian foreign minister during the critical years of the Norwegian government in exile in London from 1940 to 1945. He was the first secretary-general of the United Nations.

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Career and life highlights

Trygve Lie timeline

  1. Born: July 16, 1896
  2. Died: December 30, 1968

The world when Trygve Lie was born

Trygve Lie was born in 1896. 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

  • Major sports momentFirst modern Olympic Games held in Athens
  • Top headlinePlessy v. Ferguson — "separate but equal" upheld
  • Technology milestoneGuglielmo Marconi patents wireless telegraph (radio)
  • World population~1.56B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
  • U.S. population69.0M

1896 versus 2026

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

Measure18962026
Population69.0M341 million

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