Valdemar Psilander

Valdemar Psilander, Danish actor (died 1917)

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Born: May 9, 1884
Died: March 6, 1917
Zodiac sign: Taurus
Birth year: 1884

About Valdemar Psilander

Valdemar Einar Psilander was a Danish silent film actor, who was the highest-paid performer of his period and received critical acclaim as the greatest male lead during the golden era of Danish cinema. In a 2023 documentary about Psilander's life film historian Casper Tybjerg said that Psilander was one of the world's first and biggest film stars. During the course of the next six years, Psilander made 83 films. Psilander's charismatic performance earned him great praise and he quickly became Nordisk's highest-paid actor.

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The world when Valdemar Psilander was born

Valdemar Psilander was born in 1884. 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 headlineGrover Cleveland elected president
Technology milestoneFirst roller coaster opens at Coney Island
Notable inventionRoller coaster
World population~1.44B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderChester A. Arthur
U.S. population53.7M

1884 versus 2026

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Measure	1884	2026
Population	53.7M	341 million

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