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Maarten van Gent, Dutch basketball player and coach
Maarten Herman van Gent was a Dutch basketball coach, manager, scout and businessman. From 1984 to 1990, van Gent coached in Belgium and won the Belgian Championship in 1985 with Sunair Oostende. In 1982, he won the Dutch Championship with Nationale Nederlanden Donar. He won the Estonian Championship in 1996 with Tallinna Kalev.
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Maarten van Gent was born in 1947. 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.
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| Measure | 1947 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.23 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $7,800 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $4,700 | $67,500 |
| Minimum wage | $0.40 | $7.25/hr (federal) |
| Movie ticket | $0.40 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.03 | $0.73 |
| Population | 144.1M | 341 million |
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