Bud Spencer

Bud Spencer, Italian swimmer, actor, and screenwriter (died 2016)

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Born: October 31, 1929
Died: June 27, 2016
Zodiac sign: Scorpio
Birth year: 1929

About Bud Spencer

Bud Spencer (born Carlo Pedersoli; 31 October 1929 – 27 June 2016) was an Italian actor, professional swimmer and water polo player. He was known for action-comedy and spaghetti Western roles with his long-time film partner and friend Terence Hill. Spencer and Hill appeared in 18 films together. In his youth, Bud Spencer was a successful athlete and swimmer for Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro. and for Società Sportiva Lazio Nuoto. He represented Italy twice at the Summer Olympics. He obtained a law degree and registered several patents. Spencer also became a certified commercial airline and helicopter pilot, and supported and funded many children's charities, including the Spencer Scholarship Fund. == Early life == Son of Alessandro Pedersoli and Rosa Facchetti, respectively from Darfo Boario Terme and Chiari (both in the province of Brescia, Lombardy), Carlo Pedersoli was born on 31 October 1929 in Santa Lucia, a historical rione in Naples, in the same building as the writer Luciano De Crescenzo. He played several sports and showed an aptitude for swimming, winning prizes.

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Career and life highlights

As a professional swimmer in his youth, Spencer was the first Italian to swim the 100 m freestyle in less than one minute when, on 19 September 1950, he swam the distance in 59.5 s in Salsomaggiore.
Pedersoli returned to Italy in 1949, and played water polo in Rome for Società Sportiva Lazio Nuoto and won the Italian swimming championships in freestyle and mixed relay teams.
In the 1951 Mediterranean Games in Alexandria (Egypt), he won a silver medal in the same 100 m freestyle event.

Bud Spencer timeline

1949Pedersoli returned to Italy in 1949, and played water polo in Rome for Società Sportiva Lazio Nuoto and won the Italian swimming championships in freestyle and mixed relay teams.
1950As a professional swimmer in his youth, Spencer was the first Italian to swim the 100 m freestyle in less than one minute when, on 19 September 1950, he swam the distance in 59.5 s in Salsomaggiore.
1951In the 1951 Mediterranean Games in Alexandria (Egypt), he won a silver medal in the same 100 m freestyle event.

The world when Bud Spencer was born

Bud Spencer was born in 1929. 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 1929

#1 song"Singin' in the Rain"
Top movieThe Broadway Melody (first Best Picture winner)
Best-selling bookA Farewell to Arms – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst baseball All-Star Game proposed
Top headlineStock market crashes on Black Tuesday
Technology milestoneFirst Academy Awards ceremony held
Defining fadYo-yos
Notable inventionCar radio
World population2.10 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
Sports championPhiladelphia Athletics (World Series)
U.S. population121.8M

1929 versus 2026

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

Measure	1929	2026
Gas	$0.21	$3.45/gal
Average home	$6,300	$435,000
Average income	$3,850	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.25	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	121.8M	341 million

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