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Gianni Marzotto

Gianni Marzotto, Italian racing driver and businessman (died 2012)

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Born
April 13, 1928
Died
July 14, 2012
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1928

About Gianni Marzotto

Count Giannino Marzotto was an Italian racing driver and entrepreneur. Marzotto served as President of the Mille Miglia Club and won the Mille Miglia race in 1950 and 1953. Gianni started last and would score his first major success when he piloted a Ferrari 195 S to victory. He won fame not just for winning but for his attire which seemed to catch the spirit of the Italian fans. He won the Grand Prix de Rouen-les-Essarts, and visited the podium in the Gran Premio di Roma.

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The world when Gianni Marzotto was born

Gianni Marzotto was born in 1928. 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 1928

  • #1 song"Makin' Whoopee" – Eddie Cantor
  • Top movieSteamboat Willie (first Mickey Mouse)
  • Best-selling bookLady Chatterley's Lover – D.H. Lawrence

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentKnute Rockne's "Win one for the Gipper" speech
  • Top headlineHerbert Hoover elected president
  • Technology milestonePenicillin discovered by Alexander Fleming
  • Defining fadMickey Mouse mania
  • Notable inventionSliced bread
  • World population2.07 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population120.5M

1928 versus 2026

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

Measure19282026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$6,200$435,000
Average income$3,800$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population120.5M341 million

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