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Mario Kasun

Mario Kasun, Croatian basketball player

Born
April 5, 1980
Age in 2026
46
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1980

About Mario Kasun

Mario Kasun is a Croatian former professional basketball player. He played at the center position. Kasun is famous for his tattoos, of which he has 30, having gotten his first when he was only 15. With them he won the German championship and also appeared in the 2003–04 ULEB Cup. Kasun's final NBA game was played on March 4, 2006, in a 94–110 loss to the Denver Nuggets where he recorded 4 points in 4 minutes of playing time. Those represent the first letter on the name of every member in his family: E for his sister "Eva", D for his father, "Drago" (angels, inner side of right biceps), M is meant for his own name, "Mario" and A for mother "Ankica" (right rib).

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Mario Kasun timeline

  1. With them he won the German championship and also appeared in the 2003–04 ULEB Cup.
  2. Kasun's final NBA game was played on March 4, 2006, in a 94–110 loss to the Denver Nuggets where he recorded 4 points in 4 minutes of playing time.

The world when Mario Kasun was born

Mario Kasun was born in 1980. 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 1980

  • #1 song"Call Me" – Blondie
  • Top movieOrdinary People
  • Top TV showDallas
  • Best-selling bookThe Name of the Rose – Umberto Eco

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMiracle on Ice — US hockey team beats the Soviets at Lake Placid
  • Top headlineJohn Lennon assassinated outside his New York apartment
  • Technology milestoneCNN launches as first 24-hour news channel
  • Defining fadRubik's Cube
  • Notable inventionPost-it Notes (officially released)
  • World population4.44 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJimmy Carter
  • Sports championPhiladelphia Phillies (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population227.2M

1980 versus 2026

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

Measure19802026
Gas$1.19$3.45/gal
Average home$68,700$435,000
Average income$21,023$67,500
Minimum wage$3.10$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$2.69$11.95
Postage stamp$0.15$0.73
Population227.2M341 million

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