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Apoorva Sengupta

Apoorva Sengupta, Indian general and cricketer (died 2013)

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Born
August 3, 1939
Died
September 14, 2013
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1939

About Apoorva Sengupta

Lieutenant General Apoorva Kumar Sengupta was an Indian army officer and cricketer who played in one Test in 1959. According to Christopher Martin-Jenkins, he was a "very good allrounder, right hand opening batsman, leg-break and googly bowler and slip field". Sengupta served as an officer in the Indian army and was awarded PVSM and AVSM. He had made his first-class debut earlier in that season for Services against the West Indian touring team, scoring 32 and 100 not out.

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The world when Apoorva Sengupta was born

Apoorva Sengupta was born in 1939. 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 1939

  • #1 song"Over the Rainbow" – Judy Garland
  • Top movieGone with the Wind
  • Best-selling bookThe Grapes of Wrath – John Steinbeck

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentLou Gehrig delivers his "Luckiest Man" farewell speech
  • Top headlineGermany invades Poland — World War II begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst regular television broadcasts in the US (NBC)
  • Defining fadThe Wizard of Oz mania
  • Notable inventionNylon stockings
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population130.9M

1939 versus 2026

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

Measure19392026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,200$435,000
Average income$2,900$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population130.9M341 million

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