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Josef Beránek

Josef Beránek, Czech ice hockey player and coach

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Born
October 25, 1969
Age in 2026
57
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1969

About Josef Beránek

Josef Beránek is a Czech former professional ice hockey player and coach. He was selected in the fourth round of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, 78th overall, by the Edmonton Oilers. He has extensive professional playing experience, in the Czech Republic, the AHL, and the NHL. At the NHL level, he has played for the Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers, Vancouver Canucks, and Pittsburgh Penguins. He ended his playing career with HC Slavia Praha in the Czech Republic. In 1998, Beránek was part of the Czech Republic's gold-medal winning Olympic ice hockey team. Josef Beránek (Czech pronunciation:; born 25 October 1969) is a Czech former professional ice hockey player and coach. His father Josef Beránek Sr. (1942–2024) was an ice hockey forward (Litvínov) and coach (Litvínov, Karlovy Vary, Slavia Prague).

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Josef Beránek timeline

  1. His father Josef Beránek Sr. (1942–2024) was an ice hockey forward (Litvínov) and coach (Litvínov, Karlovy Vary, Slavia Prague).
  2. Josef Beránek (Czech pronunciation:; born 25 October 1969) is a Czech former professional ice hockey player and coach.
  3. In 1998, Beránek was part of the Czech Republic's gold-medal winning Olympic ice hockey team.

The world when Josef Beránek was born

Josef Beránek was born in 1969. 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 1969

  • #1 song"Sugar, Sugar" – The Archies
  • Top movieMidnight Cowboy
  • Top TV showRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  • Best-selling bookThe Godfather – Mario Puzo

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentNew York Mets "Miracle Mets" win the World Series
  • Top headlineNeil Armstrong walks on the Moon: "One small step for man"
  • Technology milestoneApollo 11 — first humans walk on the Moon
  • Defining fadWoodstock festival
  • Notable inventionARPANET (precursor to the internet)
  • World population3.63 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRichard Nixon
  • Sports championNew York Mets (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population202.7M

1969 versus 2026

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

Measure19692026
Gas$0.35$3.45/gal
Average home$16,400$435,000
Average income$10,900$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.42$11.95
Postage stamp$0.06$0.73
Population202.7M341 million

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