Rafael Pineda Ponce

Rafael Pineda Ponce, Honduran academic and politician (died 2014)

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Born: August 18, 1930
Died: January 24, 2014
Zodiac sign: Leo
Birth year: 1930

About Rafael Pineda Ponce

Rafael Pineda Ponce was a Honduran professor and politician in the Liberal Party of Honduras and President of the National Congress of Honduras from 1998 to 2002. Rafael first went to the city of La Esperanza, Intibucá. When he graduated he was awarded the Father Trino Gold Medal (Medalla de Oro Padre Trino) as the most outstanding secondary-education student, presented at the Municipal Palace in San Pedro Sula. Pineda Ponce attempted to mount another presidential campaign in 2004, but participated in and supported the presidential campaign of Manuel Zelaya after Zelaya became the Liberal Party candidate in 2005.

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The world when Rafael Pineda Ponce was born

Rafael Pineda Ponce was born in 1930. 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 1930

#1 song"Georgia on My Mind" – Hoagy Carmichael
Top movieAll Quiet on the Western Front
Best-selling bookCimarron – Edna Ferber

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentBobby Jones wins the Grand Slam of golf
Top headlineFirst FIFA World Cup held in Uruguay
Technology milestonePlanet Pluto discovered
Defining fadMiniature golf craze
Notable inventionScotch tape
World population2.07 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
Sports championPhiladelphia Athletics (World Series)
U.S. population123.2M

1930 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Rafael Pineda Ponce's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1930	2026
Gas	$0.20	$3.45/gal
Average home	$6,000	$435,000
Average income	$3,500	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.25	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	123.2M	341 million

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