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Jonas Bergqvist

Jonas Bergqvist, Swedish ice hockey player

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Born
September 26, 1962
Age in 2026
64
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1962

About Jonas Bergqvist

Jonas Pär Bergqvist is a Swedish former professional ice hockey right winger, who twice won an Olympic medal in his career. Jonas Pär Bergqvist (born 26 September 1962) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey right winger, who twice won an Olympic medal in his career. Bergqvist held the record for games played – 272 – for the Swedish national team, prior to his record being broken by Jörgen Jönsson in 2007. He won the Golden Puck as the top player in Sweden in 1995–96.

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Jonas Bergqvist timeline

  1. Jonas Pär Bergqvist (born 26 September 1962) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey right winger, who twice won an Olympic medal in his career.
  2. He won the Golden Puck as the top player in Sweden in 1995–96.
  3. Bergqvist held the record for games played – 272 – for the Swedish national team, prior to his record being broken by Jörgen Jönsson in 2007.

The world when Jonas Bergqvist was born

Jonas Bergqvist was born in 1962. 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 1962

  • #1 song"I Can't Stop Loving You" – Ray Charles
  • Top movieLawrence of Arabia
  • Top TV showThe Beverly Hillbillies
  • Best-selling bookA Clockwork Orange – Anthony Burgess

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentWilt Chamberlain scores 100 points in a single NBA game
  • Top headlineCuban Missile Crisis — world comes closest to nuclear war
  • Technology milestoneJohn Glenn orbits the Earth
  • Defining fadJames Bond mania (Dr. No released)
  • Notable inventionLED (light-emitting diode)
  • World population3.14 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJohn F. Kennedy
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population186.5M

1962 versus 2026

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

Measure19622026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$12,800$435,000
Average income$7,900$67,500
Minimum wage$1.15$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.70$11.95
Postage stamp$0.04$0.73
Population186.5M341 million

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