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Kálmán Markovits

Kálmán Markovits, Hungarian water polo player (died 2009)

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Born
August 26, 1931
Died
December 5, 2009
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1931

About Kálmán Markovits

Kálmán Markovits (26 August 1931 – 5 December 2009) was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1956 Summer Olympics, and 1960 Summer Olympics. Markovits was part of the Hungarian team which won the gold medal in the 1952 tournament. He played six matches and scored three goals. Four years later he was a member of the Hungarian team which won again the gold medal in the 1956 Olympic tournament. He played six matches and scored at least three goals (not all scorers are known). At the 1960 Games he won the bronze medal with the Hungarian team. He played four matches and scored one goal.

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Kálmán Markovits timeline

  1. Markovits was part of the Hungarian team which won the gold medal in the 1952 tournament.
  2. Four years later he was a member of the Hungarian team which won again the gold medal in the 1956 Olympic tournament.
  3. At the 1960 Games he won the bronze medal with the Hungarian team.

The world when Kálmán Markovits was born

Kálmán Markovits was born in 1931. 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 1931

  • #1 song"Stardust" – Artie Shaw
  • Top movieFrankenstein
  • Best-selling bookThe Good Earth – Pearl S. Buck

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentKnute Rockne dies in plane crash
  • Top headlineAl Capone convicted of tax evasion
  • Technology milestoneEmpire State Building completed
  • Defining fadJigsaw puzzles
  • Notable inventionElectric razor
  • World population2.10 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population124.0M

1931 versus 2026

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

Measure19312026
Gas$0.17$3.45/gal
Average home$5,500$435,000
Average income$3,000$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population124.0M341 million

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