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Kostas Politis

Kostas Politis, Greek basketball player and coach (died 2018)

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Born
March 21, 1942
Died
June 18, 2018
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1942

About Kostas Politis

Konstantinos "Kostas" Politis was a Greek professional basketball player and coach. Politis played with Panathinaikos, and they won 3 Greek League championships, in 1967, 1969, and 1971. Politis was the head coach of Panathinaikos, and they won 3 Greek League championships (1980, 1981, and 1982), and 2 Greek Cups (1979 and 1982). Politis was the head coach of the Greece men's national basketball team that won the gold medal at the EuroBasket 1987.

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Kostas Politis timeline

  1. Politis played with Panathinaikos, and they won 3 Greek League championships, in 1967, 1969, and 1971.
  2. Politis was the head coach of Panathinaikos, and they won 3 Greek League championships (1980, 1981, and 1982), and 2 Greek Cups (1979 and 1982).
  3. Politis was the head coach of the Greece men's national basketball team that won the gold medal at the EuroBasket 1987.

The world when Kostas Politis was born

Kostas Politis was born in 1942. 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 1942

  • #1 song"White Christmas" – Bing Crosby
  • Top movieCasablanca
  • Best-selling bookThe Song of Bernadette – Franz Werfel

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Negro League World Series
  • Top headlineBattle of Midway becomes turning point of WWII in the Pacific
  • Technology milestoneEnrico Fermi achieves first nuclear chain reaction
  • Defining fadRationing and war bonds
  • Notable inventionNapalm
  • World population2.35 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population134.9M

1942 versus 2026

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

Measure19422026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$5,600$435,000
Average income$3,800$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.27$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population134.9M341 million

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