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Count Otto Jankovich-Besán de Priber, Vuchin et Duna-Székcsö

Born 1 Jan 1967

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A life in time

  1. 1 Jan 1967

    Born

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During his lifetime

He has lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like.

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The 1960s · Count is born

In the news1961

Washing machines became household standard in 1961

In 1961, washing machines became more affordable for broader social classes, transforming household chores for many women.

Work

Strict financial management in households

Housewives were often expected to keep a housekeeping book to record all expenses weekly or monthly for inspection by their husbands.

News and letters

Sequencing letters to manage delivery delays

Students writing letters home often numbered them in sequence to help manage the frequent issues with letters being delivered out of order.

People walk on the Moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon, watched live on television by some 600 million people.Around the world · 1969

People walk on the Moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon, watched live on television by some 600 million people.

Neil A. Armstrong · public domain

What people wore

Nylon stockings and repair culture

Nylon stockings were a prized luxury, and because they were expensive and fragile, special workshops were established in Vienna to repair runs in them. By 1958, seamless stockings replaced the original seamed version.

Music

Traditional folk music and regional instruments

Traditional Austrian folk music featured instruments like the violin, harp, zither, dulcimer, accordion, and guitar, often tied to regional customs and feast days. Alpine genres like the Laendler, yodelling, and Schnadahuepfl songs remained central to these traditional celebrations.

News and letters

The complicated process of buying stamps

Buying a stamp in 1952 Vienna was a slow, complex process involving delicate scales and a clerk who retrieved stamps from a folder like a special, singular task.