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Boris Ignatyev

Boris Ignatyev, Russian footballer and manager (died 2026)

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Born
December 5, 1940
Died
January 27, 2026
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1940

About Boris Ignatyev

Boris Petrovich Ignatyev (Russian: Борис Петрович Игнатьев, 5 December 1940 – 27 January 2026) was a Russian football manager and player. As a manager, Ignatyev won the UEFA European Under-18 Championship in 1988 with the Soviet Union. As a footballer, Ignatyev spent only one season in the Soviet Top League, with Volga Gorky in 1964. Ignatyev died from stomach cancer on 27 January 2026, at the age of 85.

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Boris Ignatyev timeline

  1. As a footballer, Ignatyev spent only one season in the Soviet Top League, with Volga Gorky in 1964.
  2. As a manager, Ignatyev won the UEFA European Under-18 Championship in 1988 with the Soviet Union.
  3. Ignatyev died from stomach cancer on 27 January 2026, at the age of 85.

The world when Boris Ignatyev was born

Boris Ignatyev 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 Boris Ignatyev'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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