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Hillar Kärner

Hillar Kärner, Estonian chess player (died 2017)

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Born
July 27, 1935
Died
February 19, 2017
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1935

About Hillar Kärner

Hillar Kärner was an Estonian chess player who won the Estonian Chess Championship seven times. He received the FIDE title of International Master (IM) in 1980. Hillar Kärner (27 July 1935 – 19 February 2017) was an Estonian chess player who won the Estonian Chess Championship seven times. Twice won Estonian rural sports associations chess championships (1965, 1966). In Estonian Chess Championships he has won 7 gold (1970, 1975, 1977, 1983–85, 1987), 3 silver (1968, 1979, 1988) and bronze (1978) medals.

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Hillar Kärner timeline

  1. Hillar Kärner (27 July 1935 – 19 February 2017) was an Estonian chess player who won the Estonian Chess Championship seven times.
  2. Twice won Estonian rural sports associations chess championships (1965, 1966).
  3. In Estonian Chess Championships he has won 7 gold (1970, 1975, 1977, 1983–85, 1987), 3 silver (1968, 1979, 1988) and bronze (1978) medals.
  4. He received the FIDE title of International Master (IM) in 1980.

The world when Hillar Kärner was born

Hillar Kärner was born in 1935. 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 1935

  • #1 song"Cheek to Cheek" – Fred Astaire
  • Top movieMutiny on the Bounty
  • Best-selling bookGreen Light - Lloyd C. Douglas

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJesse Owens sets 3 world records in 45 minutes at Big Ten meet
  • Top headlineSocial Security Act signed into law by FDR
  • Technology milestoneRadar first demonstrated
  • Defining fadMonopoly officially released by Parker Brothers
  • Notable inventionBeer in cans
  • World population2.23 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championDetroit Tigers (World Series)
  • U.S. population127.3M

1935 versus 2026

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

Measure19352026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,000$435,000
Average income$2,700$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population127.3M341 million

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