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Rafał Piszcz

Rafał Piszcz, Polish canoe racer (died 2012)

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Born
October 24, 1940
Died
September 12, 2012
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1940

About Rafał Piszcz

Rafał Maciej Piszcz was a Polish sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at Munich in 1972. He was born and died in Poznań. Rafał Maciej Piszcz (24 October 1940 – 12 September 2012) was a Polish sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s. Sports-reference.com profile Zmarł medalista olimpijski w kajakarstwie Rafał Piszcz, onet.pl, 13 September 2012 (polish).

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Rafał Piszcz timeline

  1. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at Munich in 1972.
  2. Rafał Maciej Piszcz (24 October 1940 – 12 September 2012) was a Polish sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s.
  3. Sports-reference.com profile Zmarł medalista olimpijski w kajakarstwie Rafał Piszcz, onet.pl, 13 September 2012 (polish).

The world when Rafał Piszcz was born

Rafał Piszcz was born in 1940. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1940

  • #1 song"In the Mood" – Glenn Miller
  • Top movieRebecca
  • Best-selling bookFor Whom the Bell Tolls – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst televised college basketball game
  • Top headlineWinston Churchill becomes British Prime Minister
  • Technology milestoneFirst McDonald's restaurant opens
  • Defining fadSwing music hits its peak
  • Notable inventionJeep (military vehicle)
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championCincinnati Reds (World Series)
  • U.S. population132.2M

1940 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Rafał Piszcz's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19402026
Gas$0.18$3.45/gal
Average home$5,300$435,000
Average income$3,100$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population132.2M341 million

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