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Mart Laga

Mart Laga, Estonian basketball player (died 1977)

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Born
May 15, 1936
Died
November 27, 1977
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1936

About Mart Laga

Mart Laga was an Estonian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the EuroBasket 1955 and EuroBasket 1957 events. Started playing basketball in 1952 as a member of TRÜ basketball team (now Tartu Ülikool/Rock). 1956 he played in CSKA Moscow and he won a silver medal with the team of Moscow of Soviet Union League Championship. Mart Laga (15 May 1936 – 27 November 1977) was an Estonian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the EuroBasket 1955 and EuroBasket 1957 events.

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Mart Laga timeline

  1. Mart Laga (15 May 1936 – 27 November 1977) was an Estonian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the EuroBasket 1955 and EuroBasket 1957 events.
  2. Started playing basketball in 1952 as a member of TRÜ basketball team (now Tartu Ülikool/Rock). 1956 he played in CSKA Moscow and he won a silver medal with the team of Moscow of Soviet Union League Championship.

The world when Mart Laga was born

Mart Laga was born in 1936. 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 1936

  • #1 song"The Way You Look Tonight" – Fred Astaire
  • Top movieModern Times (Charlie Chaplin)
  • Top TV showBBC Television Service launches
  • Best-selling bookGone with the Wind – Margaret Mitchell

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJesse Owens wins 4 gold medals at Berlin Olympics
  • Top headlineJesse Owens dominates the Berlin Olympics
  • Technology milestoneBBC launches the world's first regular television service
  • Defining fadSwing dancing
  • Notable inventionSun glasses (mass-produced)
  • World population2.26 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population128.1M

1936 versus 2026

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

Measure19362026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,100$435,000
Average income$2,900$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population128.1M341 million

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