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Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia

Belgrade, 19 Jan 1928 – Oplenac, 12 Jul 2000

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A life in time

  1. 19 Jan 1928

    Born in Belgrade

  2. 12 Jul 2000

    Dies in Oplenac, aged 72

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During his lifetime

He lived through 9 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Belgrade.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1920s · Prince is born in Belgrade

Around the world1920

The League of Nations

Forty-two countries, Brazil among them, founded the first world body meant to keep the peace.

Around the world1928

Penicillin

Alexander Fleming noticed a mould killing bacteria in his laboratory: from the 1940s, penicillin saved millions of lives.

The Great Depression. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 set off a world depression: banks failed, work vanished and coffee prices collapsed in Brazil.Around the world · 1929–1939

The Great Depression. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 set off a world depression: banks failed, work vanished and coffee prices collapsed in Brazil.

Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided · public domain
The talkies. The Jazz Singer, with songs and lines in sound, ended the age of silent films.Around the world · 1927

The talkies. The Jazz Singer, with songs and lines in sound, ended the age of silent films.

Unknown authorUnknown author · public domain
Mussolini takes power. After the March on Rome, the king made Mussolini prime minister; Italy became the first fascist dictatorship.In Europe · 1922

Mussolini takes power. After the March on Rome, the king made Mussolini prime minister; Italy became the first fascist dictatorship.

Unknown authorUnknown author · public domain
The Model T. Ford’s assembly line made a car ordinary families could buy: fifteen million were built.Around the world · 1908–1927

The Model T. Ford’s assembly line made a car ordinary families could buy: fifteen million were built.

ModelTMitch · public domain
The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.Around the world · 1918–1920

The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.

Otis Historical Archives, National Museum of Health and Medicine · public domain