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Rein Etruk

Rein Etruk, Estonian chess player (died 2012)

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Born
March 22, 1938
Died
September 11, 2012
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1938

About Rein Etruk

Rein-Toomas Etruk was an Estonian chess player who three times won the Estonian Chess Championship. Rein-Toomas Etruk (March 22, 1938 – November 11, 2012) was an Estonian chess player who three times won the Estonian Chess Championship. In 1954 and 1955, Etruk won the Estonian Junior chess championship. Etruk won nine medals in the Estonian Chess Championship: three gold (1965, 1969, 1973), three silver (1964, 1966, 1970) and three bronze (1962, 1967, 1968). In 1971, Etruk finished sixth in the Pärnu tournament, which was won by Leonid Stein, ahead of Mikhail Tal, Paul Keres and David Bronstein.

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Rein Etruk timeline

  1. Rein-Toomas Etruk (March 22, 1938 – November 11, 2012) was an Estonian chess player who three times won the Estonian Chess Championship.
  2. In 1954 and 1955, Etruk won the Estonian Junior chess championship.
  3. Etruk won nine medals in the Estonian Chess Championship: three gold (1965, 1969, 1973), three silver (1964, 1966, 1970) and three bronze (1962, 1967, 1968).
  4. In 1971, Etruk finished sixth in the Pärnu tournament, which was won by Leonid Stein, ahead of Mikhail Tal, Paul Keres and David Bronstein.

The world when Rein Etruk was born

Rein Etruk was born in 1938. 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 1938

  • #1 song"A-Tisket, A-Tasket" – Ella Fitzgerald
  • Top movieThe Adventures of Robin Hood
  • Best-selling bookRebecca – Daphne du Maurier

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJoe Louis knocks out Max Schmeling in round 1
  • Top headlineWar of the Worlds broadcast causes nationwide panic
  • Technology milestoneNuclear fission discovered
  • Defining fadSuperman debuts in Action Comics #1
  • Notable inventionInstant coffee (Nescafé)
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population129.8M

1938 versus 2026

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

Measure19382026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$5,100$435,000
Average income$2,800$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population129.8M341 million

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