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Wieteke van Dort

Wieteke van Dort, Dutch actress, comedian, singer, writer and artist (died 2024)

Born
May 16, 1943
Died
July 15, 2024
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1943

About Wieteke van Dort

Louisa Johanna Theodora "Wieteke" van Dort (16 May 1943 – 15 July 2024) was a Surabaya-born Javindo actress, comedian, singer, writer and artist. On 29 April 1999, Queen Beatrix appointed her Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau. She appeared on many children's television programmes and was best known for her Indo character of Tante Lien in The Late Late Lien Show on Dutch prime time television. Her show was the only television programme ever to showcase Indo (Eurasian) culture and introduced many Indo artists and music to mainstream audiences in the Netherlands. After three seasons, the television series ended in 1988, but her Tante Lien character is popular to this day and in 2007, she was awarded the Silver Medal of Merit for her contributions in this role from the Dutch State Secretary for Defence.

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Career and life highlights

The world when Wieteke van Dort was born

Wieteke van Dort was born in 1943. 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 1943

  • #1 song"As Time Goes By" – Dooley Wilson
  • Top movieFor Whom the Bell Tolls
  • Best-selling bookThe Robe – Lloyd C. Douglas

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentAll-American Girls Professional Baseball League founded
  • Top headlineAllies invade Italy
  • Technology milestoneLSD accidentally discovered by Albert Hofmann
  • Defining fadZoot suits
  • Notable inventionSlinky
  • World population2.38 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population136.7M

1943 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Wieteke van Dort's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19432026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$5,700$435,000
Average income$4,100$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.27$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population136.7M341 million

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