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Pietro Rava

Italian footballer and manager (1916–2006)

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Born
January 20, 1916
Died
November 5, 2006
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1916

About Pietro Rava

Pietro Rava (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpjɛːtro ˈraːva]; 21 January 1916 – 5 November 2006) was an Italian football defender and coach, who played as a full-back. He won the 1936 Summer Olympics and the 1938 FIFA World Cup with the Italy national team. However, no record remains of such a telegram, and Rava said, when interviewed, "No, no, no, that's not true. He won two Coppa Italia in the 1937–38 and 1941–42 seasons, and two scudetti in the 1934–35 and 1949–50 seasons. He won the gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics and the 1938 FIFA World Cup.

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Pietro Rava timeline

  1. He won the 1936 Summer Olympics and the 1938 FIFA World Cup with the Italy national team.
  2. He won the gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics and the 1938 FIFA World Cup.
  3. He won two Coppa Italia in the 1937–38 and 1941–42 seasons, and two scudetti in the 1934–35 and 1949–50 seasons.

The world when Pietro Rava was born

Pietro Rava was born in 1916. 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 1916

  • Best-selling book"Seventeen" – Booth Tarkington

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGeorgia Tech defeats Cumberland 222-0, most lopsided football game ever
  • Top headlineBattle of the Somme — 1 million casualties
  • Technology milestoneTanks first used in warfare
  • Notable inventionMilitary tanks
  • World population~1.76B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population99.6M

1916 versus 2026

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

Measure19162026
Population99.6M341 million

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