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Andrei Kharlov

Andrei Kharlov, Russian chess player

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Born
November 20, 1968
Age in 2026
58
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1968

About Andrei Kharlov

Andrei Vasilyevich Kharlov (Russian: Андрей Васильевич Ха́рлов; November 20, 1968 – June 15, 2014) was a Russian chess grandmaster. Since then, Kharlov has won the 1996 European Club Cup and the 1998 Russian Club Cup with the Kazan chess team. In 1992, he received the title of Grandmaster after tying for first place in the 1990 Russian Championship. In 2005 he ended shared first in the Aeroflot Open, only to lose the title on tie-break.

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Andrei Kharlov timeline

  1. In 1992, he received the title of Grandmaster after tying for first place in the 1990 Russian Championship.
  2. Since then, Kharlov has won the 1996 European Club Cup and the 1998 Russian Club Cup with the Kazan chess team.
  3. In 2005 he ended shared first in the Aeroflot Open, only to lose the title on tie-break.

The world when Andrei Kharlov was born

Andrei Kharlov was born in 1968. 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 1968

  • #1 song"Hey Jude" – The Beatles
  • Top movie2001: A Space Odyssey
  • Top TV showRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  • Best-selling bookAirport – Arthur Hailey

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBob Beamon shatters long jump record at Mexico City Olympics
  • Top headlineMLK and RFK assassinated
  • Technology milestoneDouglas Engelbart demonstrates the computer mouse
  • Defining fadTie-dye everything
  • Notable inventionComputer mouse (Douglas Engelbart)
  • World population3.55 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championDetroit Tigers (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population200.7M

1968 versus 2026

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

Measure19682026
Gas$0.34$3.45/gal
Average home$15,600$435,000
Average income$10,300$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.31$11.95
Postage stamp$0.06$0.73
Population200.7M341 million

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