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George Orwell & Pablo Picasso

Did George Orwell and Pablo Picasso live at the same time?

Yes. George Orwell and Pablo Picasso lived at the same time for 47 years, from 1903 to 1950.[1][2][3][4]

George Orwell · Pablo Picasso · Born in 1903 · Born in 1881

George Orwell
George Orwell
1903–1950
Literature
1984, Animal Farm
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso
1881–1973
Art
Cubism, Guernica, most prolific artist
18811973
George Orwell
Pablo Picasso
George Orwell
Literature
Born in Motihari
Died in London
Pablo Picasso
Art
Born in Málaga
Died in Mas Notre-Dame-de-Vie de Mougins

World Events During Their Overlap

1903 Wright brothers achieve powered flight
1905 Einstein publishes theory of special relativity
1912 Sinking of the Titanic
1914 World War I begins
1917 Russian Revolution
1918 World War I ends; Spanish flu pandemic begins
1919 Treaty of Versailles signed
1920 League of Nations established
1928 Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin
1929 Wall Street Crash; Great Depression begins
1933 Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
1936 Spanish Civil War begins
1939 World War II begins
1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor; US enters WWII
1944 D-Day: Allied invasion of Normandy
1945 Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki; WWII ends
1945 United Nations founded
1947 India and Pakistan gain independence
1948 State of Israel established
1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted
1949 People's Republic of China proclaimed
1950 Korean War begins

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Sources

  1. George Orwell — Wikipedia
  2. George Orwell (Q3335) — Wikidata
  3. Pablo Picasso — Wikipedia
  4. Pablo Picasso (Q5593) — Wikidata