Albert Guðmundsson (footballer, born 1923)

Albert Guðmundsson, Icelandic footballer and politician (died 1994)

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Born: October 5, 1923
Died: April 7, 1994
Zodiac sign: Libra
Birth year: 1923

About Albert Guðmundsson (footballer, born 1923)

Albert Sigurður Guðmundsson was an Icelandic professional footballer who played for, amongst others, Rangers, Arsenal, Nancy and A.C. Milan. After retiring from his sporting career, he became a politician and was a member of Alþingi for 15 years, serving as Minister of Finance of Iceland and Minister of Industry. Albert's son is former international striker and former politician Ingi Björn Albertsson, who held the record for most goals in the Icelandic top division from 1987 until 2012. He then immediately founded the Citizens' Party and sat in parliament for them for two years before being appointed ambassador to France.

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The world when Albert Guðmundsson (footballer, born 1923) was born

Albert Guðmundsson (footballer, born 1923) was born in 1923. 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 1923

#1 song"Yes! We Have No Bananas"
Top movieThe Ten Commandments (Cecil B. DeMille)
Best-selling bookBlack Oxen – Gertrude Atherton

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst 24 Hours of Le Mans race
Top headlineTime magazine publishes its first issue
Technology milestoneFirst neon signs appear in the United States
Defining fadDance marathons
Notable inventionFrozen food process (Clarence Birdseye)
World population1.93 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding / Calvin Coolidge
Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
U.S. population111.9M

1923 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Albert Guðmundsson (footballer, born 1923)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1923	2026
Gas	$0.22	$3.45/gal
Average home	$5,700	$435,000
Average income	$3,380	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.15	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	111.9M	341 million

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