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Kalju Pitksaar

Kalju Pitksaar, Estonian chess player (died 1995)

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Born
May 18, 1931
Died
September 26, 1995
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1931

About Kalju Pitksaar

Kalju Pitksaar was an Estonian chess player, who won the Estonian Chess Championship. Kalju Pitksaar (18 May 1931, Tallinn – 26 September 1995, Tallinn) was an Estonian chess player, who won the Estonian Chess Championship. Pitksaar first participated in the Estonian Chess Championships in 1947, at the age of 16. In the Estonian Chess Championships, he has won gold (1957) and two silver (1951, 1958) medals. In 1981, he returned and won the Tallinn Chess Championship.

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Kalju Pitksaar timeline

  1. Kalju Pitksaar (18 May 1931, Tallinn – 26 September 1995, Tallinn) was an Estonian chess player, who won the Estonian Chess Championship.
  2. Pitksaar first participated in the Estonian Chess Championships in 1947, at the age of 16.
  3. In the Estonian Chess Championships, he has won gold (1957) and two silver (1951, 1958) medals.
  4. In 1981, he returned and won the Tallinn Chess Championship.

The world when Kalju Pitksaar was born

Kalju Pitksaar 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 Kalju Pitksaar'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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