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Maarten Lafeber

Maarten Lafeber, Dutch golfer

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Born
December 11, 1974
Age in 2026
52
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1974

About Maarten Lafeber

Maarten Lafeber (born 11 December 1974) is a Dutch professional golfer. Lafeber played on the second-tier Challenge Tour where he won the 1999 Tusker Kenya Open. He won the Dutch, Swiss and Spanish amateur championships in his youth. He earned a European Tour card at the first attempt but lost it at the end of 1998. In 2003, he became the first home player to win the Dutch Open since Joop Rühl 1947, and that remains his only win on the European Tour.

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Maarten Lafeber timeline

  1. He earned a European Tour card at the first attempt but lost it at the end of 1998.
  2. Lafeber played on the second-tier Challenge Tour where he won the 1999 Tusker Kenya Open.
  3. In 2003, he became the first home player to win the Dutch Open since Joop Rühl 1947, and that remains his only win on the European Tour.

The world when Maarten Lafeber was born

Maarten Lafeber was born in 1974. 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 1974

  • #1 song"The Way We Were" – Barbra Streisand
  • Top movieThe Godfather Part II
  • Top TV showAll in the Family
  • Best-selling bookJaws – Peter Benchley

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentHank Aaron breaks Babe Ruth's all-time home run record (715)
  • Top headlinePresident Nixon resigns from office
  • Technology milestoneUniversal Product Code (UPC barcode) scanned for the first time
  • Defining fadStreaking
  • Notable inventionPost-it Note bookmark prototype
  • World population4.01 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRichard Nixon / Gerald Ford
  • Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population213.9M

1974 versus 2026

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

Measure19742026
Gas$0.53$3.45/gal
Average home$25,200$435,000
Average income$14,200$67,500
Minimum wage$2.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.87$11.95
Postage stamp$0.10$0.73
Population213.9M341 million

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