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Friedrich Heinrich Carl Maria Baron Waldbott von Bassenheim

17 Sep 1889 – 16 Dec 1959

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Facts and their sources

  • Born17 Sep 1889not verified1 source
  • Died16 Dec 1959not verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 17 Sep 1889

    Born

  2. 27 Jul 1921

    A daughter is born

  3. 16 Dec 1959

    Dies, aged 70

Family

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Children · 1

During his lifetime

He lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like.

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

The 1880s · Friedrich is born

In the news1881

Budapest opens first telephone exchange in 1881

The first telephone exchange in Budapest opened in 1881, connecting local businesses and residents.

Getting around

Faster rail travel between major cities

By 1900, the rail journey between Vienna and Budapest had been reduced to four and a half hours, down from approximately six hours when the line first opened.

At the table

Meat was eaten only on weekends

Meat was a luxury, with working families typically eating it only twice a week, usually on Saturdays and Sundays.

Electric light. Edison’s light bulb and his first power stations, in New York and London, began to light cities with electricity.Around the world · 1879–1882

Electric light. Edison’s light bulb and his first power stations, in New York and London, began to light cities with electricity.

KMJ, alpha masking by Edokter · CC BY-SA 3.0

What people wore

Everyday footwear and going barefoot

For everyday work, especially in summer, many women and men in rural areas frequently went barefoot or wore simple homemade slippers made of linen or cloth.

Music

Brass and string music in Slovak villages

In Western Slovakia, brass bands became popular alongside traditional string ensembles from the 1870s onwards. Musicians played at diverse occasions, including weddings, christenings, village fairs, and holiday celebrations like Christmas and Shrovetide.

Daily life

School supplies and student rewards

Students wrote on stone tablets with slate pencils, and if they misbehaved, teachers would strike their palms with a cane. At the end of the school year, well-performing boys were awarded wooden-handled knives, while girls received rosaries.