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Pedro Jirón

Pedro Jirón, Nicaraguan footballer (died 2018)

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Born
December 18, 1939
Died
September 7, 2018
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1939

About Pedro Jirón

Pedro Jose Jirón Rugama "Peche Jirón" (18 December 1939 – 7 September 2018) was a Nicaraguan professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Pedro played in the First Division only with Diriangén for 15 years and was their captain for eight years. Pedro was a universal footballer, with the natural ability to play football anywhere in the world. Pedro captained the Nicaragua national football team for 6 years and played 5 matches for them as they came sixth in the 1967 CONCACAF Championship.

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The world when Pedro Jirón was born

Pedro Jirón was born in 1939. 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 1939

  • #1 song"Over the Rainbow" – Judy Garland
  • Top movieGone with the Wind
  • Best-selling bookThe Grapes of Wrath – John Steinbeck

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentLou Gehrig delivers his "Luckiest Man" farewell speech
  • Top headlineGermany invades Poland — World War II begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst regular television broadcasts in the US (NBC)
  • Defining fadThe Wizard of Oz mania
  • Notable inventionNylon stockings
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population130.9M

1939 versus 2026

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

Measure19392026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,200$435,000
Average income$2,900$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population130.9M341 million

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