Guido Messina

Italian cyclist (1931–2020)

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Born: January 4, 1931
Died: January 10, 2020
Zodiac sign: Capricorn
Birth year: 1931

About Guido Messina

Guido Messina (4 January 1931 – 10 January 2020) was an Italian road and track cyclist. He was born in Monreale, Italy, on 4 January 1931. On track, he won five world titles in the individual 4000 m pursuit between 1948 and 1956, and a gold medal with the Italian team at the 1952 Olympics (individual pursuit became an Olympic event only in 1964, when Messina retired from cycling). Between 1954 and 1963, he rode professionally and won the first stage of the 1955 Giro d'Italia. He died six days after his 89th birthday on 10 January 2020.

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Career and life highlights

Between 1954 and 1963 he rode professionally and won the first stage of the 1955 Giro d'Italia.
On track he won five world titles in the individual 4000 m pursuit between 1948 and 1956, and a gold medal with the Italian team at the 1952 Olympics (individual pursuit became an Olympic event only in 1964, when Messina retired from cycling).

Guido Messina timeline

1948On track he won five world titles in the individual 4000 m pursuit between 1948 and 1956, and a gold medal with the Italian team at the 1952 Olympics (individual pursuit became an Olympic event only in 1964, when Messina retired from cycling).
1954Between 1954 and 1963 he rode professionally and won the first stage of the 1955 Giro d'Italia.

The world when Guido Messina was born

Guido Messina was born in 1931. 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 1931

#1 song"Stardust" – Artie Shaw
Top movieFrankenstein
Best-selling bookThe Good Earth – Pearl S. Buck

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentKnute Rockne dies in plane crash
Top headlineAl Capone convicted of tax evasion
Technology milestoneEmpire State Building completed
Defining fadJigsaw puzzles
Notable inventionElectric razor
World population2.10 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
U.S. population124.0M

1931 versus 2026

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

Measure	1931	2026
Gas	$0.17	$3.45/gal
Average home	$5,500	$435,000
Average income	$3,000	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.25	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	124.0M	341 million

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