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Zinaida Rashevskaya

1898–1963

Born
3 Nov 1898, Daugavpils
Country of birth
Russian Empire, today Latvia
Died
30 Jan 1963, Paris
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A life in time

  1. Born · Daugavpils

    Birth, Daugavpils

  2. Died · Paris

    Death, Paris

What was it like?

The world around Daugavpils, 1898: who ruled, who else was alive, how people lived. This is general history, not a record about the family, and every item shows where it comes from.

Zinaida was born around the same time as Walt Disney, Ernest Hemingway, and Marlene Dietrich.

Born around the same time

  • Walt Disney

    1901 · American animator, producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor and entrepreneur, founder of The Walt Disney Company (1901–1966)

  • Ernest Hemingway

    1899 · American author and journalist (1899–1961)

  • Marlene Dietrich

    1901 · German and American actress and singer (1901–1992)

  • George VI

    1895 · King of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952

  • Jorge Luis Borges

    1899 · Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator (1899–1986)

  • Alfred Hitchcock

    1899 · British filmmaker (1899–1980)

During their lifetime

  1. 1900

    Paris Metro opens in 1900

    The first Paris metro line opened on July 14, 1900, allowing travel across the city in half an hour for 20 to 25 centimes.

  2. 1921

    Public radio broadcasting starts in 1921

    Public radio broadcasting officially began in France in 1921, with regular programs transmitted from an antenna atop the Eiffel Tower.

  3. 1944

    Women gain voting rights in 1944

    In October 1944, a government ordinance finally granted women the right to vote in France.

  4. 1950

    Creation of the minimum wage

    In 1950, the government established the minimum wage (SMIG) to improve workers' purchasing power.

  5. 1956

    Third week of paid vacation

    In 1956, French workers were granted a third week of paid vacation, significantly increasing their leisure time.

Family

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Ancestors and children

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Four generations back to the right, the children to the left. The number beside a child counts the generations of descendants known after them.