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Juan Carlos González

Uruguayan footballer (1924-2010)

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Born
January 13, 1924
Died
February 15, 2010
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1924

About Juan Carlos González

Juan Carlos González Ortiz (22 August 1924 – 15 February 2010)[1] was a Uruguayan footballer who played for CA Peñarol. He was part of the Uruguay national football team, which won the 1950 FIFA World Cup, participating in two matches during the tournament. Gonzalez died on 15 February 2010, at the age of 85. His remains are buried at the Olympic Mausoleum, Buceo Cemetery. Juan Carlos González Ortiz (22 August 1924 – 15 February 2010) was a Uruguayan footballer who played for CA Peñarol.

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Juan Carlos González timeline

  1. Juan Carlos González Ortiz (22 August 1924 – 15 February 2010) was a Uruguayan footballer who played for CA Peñarol.
  2. He was part of the Uruguay national football team, which won the 1950 FIFA World Cup, participating in two matches during the tournament.

The world when Juan Carlos González was born

Juan Carlos González was born in 1924. 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 1924

  • #1 song"It Had to Be You" – Isham Jones
  • Top movieThe Thief of Bagdad (Douglas Fairbanks)
  • Best-selling bookSo Big – Edna Ferber

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Winter Olympics held in Chamonix, France
  • Top headlineCalvin Coolidge elected president in a landslide
  • Technology milestoneIBM founded
  • Defining fadMah-jongg craze sweeps America
  • Notable inventionSpiral-bound notebook
  • World population1.95 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championWashington Senators (World Series)
  • U.S. population114.1M

1924 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Juan Carlos González's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19242026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$5,800$435,000
Average income$3,520$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population114.1M341 million

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