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Ryszard Parulski

Polish fencer (1938–2017)

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Born
March 9, 1938
Died
January 10, 2017
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1938

About Ryszard Parulski

Ryszard Władysław Parulski (9 March 1938 – 10 January 2017) was a Polish fencer. He won a silver medal in the team foil event at the 1964 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1968 Summer Olympics. He also won gold medals at the 1961 World Fencing Championships and 1963 World Fencing Championships. A lawyer by civil profession, Parulski served as the vice-chairman of the Polish Olympic Committee from 1990 until 1992. In 1997, he was awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta. In 2017, he was posthumously awarded the Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta by President of Poland Andrzej Duda for "outstanding contributions to the promotion and popularization of sport as well as his activism for the Olympic community".

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Ryszard Parulski timeline

  1. He also won gold medals at the 1961 World Fencing Championships and 1963 World Fencing Championships.
  2. He won a silver medal in the team foil event at the 1964 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
  3. In 1997, he was awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.

The world when Ryszard Parulski was born

Ryszard Parulski was born in 1938. 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 1938

  • #1 song"A-Tisket, A-Tasket" – Ella Fitzgerald
  • Top movieThe Adventures of Robin Hood
  • Best-selling bookRebecca – Daphne du Maurier

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJoe Louis knocks out Max Schmeling in round 1
  • Top headlineWar of the Worlds broadcast causes nationwide panic
  • Technology milestoneNuclear fission discovered
  • Defining fadSuperman debuts in Action Comics #1
  • Notable inventionInstant coffee (Nescafé)
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population129.8M

1938 versus 2026

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

Measure19382026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$5,100$435,000
Average income$2,800$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population129.8M341 million

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