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Gunnar Uusi

Gunnar Uusi, Estonian chess player (died 1981)

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Born
June 23, 1931
Died
August 7, 1981
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1931

About Gunnar Uusi

Gunnar Uusi was an Estonian chess player who won the Estonian Chess Championship six times. Gunnar Uusi (June 23, 1931 – August 7, 1981) was an Estonian chess player who won the Estonian Chess Championship six times. In 1950, while still at school, Gunnar Uusi competed in his first Estonian championship, finishing in equal fourth place. In 1954 he finished equal sixth in the Moscow Chess Championship and was awarded the title of Master of Sport. He won the Estonian championships six times, in 1958, 1959, 1963, 1966, 1979, and 1980.

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Gunnar Uusi timeline

  1. Gunnar Uusi (June 23, 1931 – August 7, 1981) was an Estonian chess player who won the Estonian Chess Championship six times.
  2. In 1950, while still at school, Gunnar Uusi competed in his first Estonian championship, finishing in equal fourth place.
  3. In 1954 he finished equal sixth in the Moscow Chess Championship and was awarded the title of Master of Sport.
  4. He won the Estonian championships six times, in 1958, 1959, 1963, 1966, 1979, and 1980.

The world when Gunnar Uusi was born

Gunnar Uusi was born in 1931. 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 1931

  • #1 song"Stardust" – Artie Shaw
  • Top movieFrankenstein
  • Best-selling bookThe Good Earth – Pearl S. Buck

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentKnute Rockne dies in plane crash
  • Top headlineAl Capone convicted of tax evasion
  • Technology milestoneEmpire State Building completed
  • Defining fadJigsaw puzzles
  • Notable inventionElectric razor
  • World population2.10 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population124.0M

1931 versus 2026

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

Measure19312026
Gas$0.17$3.45/gal
Average home$5,500$435,000
Average income$3,000$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population124.0M341 million

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