Ján Švehlík

Slovak football player and manager

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Born: January 17, 1950
Age in 2026: 76
Zodiac sign: Capricorn
Birth year: 1950

About Ján Švehlík

Ján Švehlík (born 17 January 1950) is a former Slovak football player and later a football manager. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 17 matches and scored 4 goals. He played mostly for ŠK Slovan Bratislava. == International career == Švehlík made 17 appearances for the full Czechoslovakia national football team. He was a participant at the 1976 UEFA European Championship, which Czechoslovakia won. He scored an important first goal in the final against West Germany.

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The world when Ján Švehlík was born

Ján Švehlík was born in 1950. 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 1950

#1 song"Goodnight, Irene" – The Weavers
Top movieAll About Eve
Top TV showTexaco Star Theater
Best-selling bookThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – C.S. Lewis

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentUSA beats England 1-0 in the FIFA World Cup
Top headlineKorean War begins as North Korea invades the South
Technology milestoneFirst credit card introduced (Diners Club)
Defining fadPoodle skirts
Notable inventionCredit card (Diners Club)
World population2.56 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
Also wonMinneapolis Lakers (NBA)
U.S. population151.3M

1950 versus 2026

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

Measure	1950	2026
Gas	$0.27	$3.45/gal
Average home	$8,450	$435,000
Average income	$5,200	$67,500
Minimum wage	$0.75	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.46	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	151.3M	341 million

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