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Zoltán Horváth

Hungarian sabre fencer

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Born
March 12, 1937
Died
June 12, 2025
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1937

About Zoltán Horváth

Zoltán Horváth (12 March 1937 – 12 June 2025) was a Hungarian sabre fencer. At the 1960 Olympics, he won the gold medal in the team competition, and the individual silver medal behind teammate Rudolf Kárpáti. Horváth also took part in the 1964 Olympics, placing fifth in the team competition. At world championships, his greatest success came in 1962, when he won the individual competition and placed second with the team. Horváth had already won two gold medals in the team competitions of the 1957 and 1958 world championships and gained a third in 1966. Horváth died on 12 June 2025 in Budapest, at the age of 88.

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Zoltán Horváth timeline

  1. Horváth had already won two gold medals in the team competitions of the 1957 and 1958 world championships and gained a third in 1966.
  2. At the 1960 Olympics, he won the gold medal in the team competition, and the individual silver medal behind teammate Rudolf Kárpáti.
  3. At world championships, his greatest success came in 1962, when he won the individual competition and placed second with the team.
  4. Horváth also took part in the 1964 Olympics, placing fifth in the team competition.

The world when Zoltán Horváth was born

Zoltán Horváth was born in 1937. 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 1937

  • #1 song"A-Tisket, A-Tasket" – Ella Fitzgerald
  • Top movieSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs
  • Best-selling bookOf Mice and Men – John Steinbeck

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJoe Louis becomes heavyweight champion
  • Top headlineHindenburg zeppelin explodes in New Jersey
  • Technology milestoneGolden Gate Bridge opens in San Francisco
  • Defining fadSwing music
  • Notable inventionShopping cart
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population128.8M

1937 versus 2026

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

Measure19372026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$5,200$435,000
Average income$3,000$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population128.8M341 million

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