William J. Castagna

William J. Castagna, American lawyer and judge (died 2020)

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Born: June 25, 1924
Died: December 18, 2020
Zodiac sign: Cancer
Birth year: 1924

About William J. Castagna

William John Castagna was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. United States President Jimmy Carter nominated Castagna to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida on June 5, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629. William John Castagna (June 25, 1924 – December 18, 2020) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. William John Castagna at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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William J. Castagna timeline

1924William John Castagna (June 25, 1924 – December 18, 2020) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
1979United States President Jimmy Carter nominated Castagna to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida on June 5, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629.

The world when William J. Castagna was born

William J. Castagna was born in 1924. 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 1924

#1 song"It Had to Be You" – Isham Jones
Top movieThe Thief of Bagdad (Douglas Fairbanks)
Best-selling bookSo Big – Edna Ferber

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst Winter Olympics held in Chamonix, France
Top headlineCalvin Coolidge elected president in a landslide
Technology milestoneIBM founded
Defining fadMah-jongg craze sweeps America
Notable inventionSpiral-bound notebook
World population1.95 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
Sports championWashington Senators (World Series)
U.S. population114.1M

1924 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in William J. Castagna's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1924	2026
Gas	$0.21	$3.45/gal
Average home	$5,800	$435,000
Average income	$3,520	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.25	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	114.1M	341 million

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