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Slavko Vraneš

Slavko Vraneš, Montenegrin basketball player

Born
January 30, 1983
Age in 2026
43
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1983

About Slavko Vraneš

Slavko Vraneš (Serbian Cyrillic: Славко Вранеш, pronounced [slǎːvkɔ̝ vrâne̞ːʃ]; born 30 January 1983) is a Montenegrin former professional basketball player. Standing at 2.29 m (7 ft 6 in), he was one of the tallest players in the world. While he only played one game in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in his career, a 2004 regular season game for the Portland Trail Blazers, he went on to have a successful career in Europe, winning the 2011 EuroCup with UNICS Kazan. Internationally, Vraneš represented the Montenegrin national team. Slavko Vraneš (Serbian Cyrillic: Славко Вранеш, pronounced; born 30 January 1983) is a Montenegrin former professional basketball player. Before his contract with Portland expired, he played one game on January 8, which became Vraneš's only career NBA game. The game was a 75–96 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, where Vraneš played for three minutes and recorded one foul and one missed field goal.

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The world when Slavko Vraneš was born

Slavko Vraneš was born in 1983. 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 1983

  • #1 song"Every Breath You Take" – The Police
  • Top movieTerms of Endearment
  • Top TV showDallas
  • Best-selling bookThe Bonfire of the Vanities – Tom Wolfe

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentNC State's miraculous NCAA Championship win over Houston
  • Top headlineU.S. invades Grenada
  • Technology milestoneInternet's TCP/IP protocol adopted
  • Defining fadCabbage Patch Kids — parents fighting in stores
  • Notable inventionNintendo Entertainment System (Japan)
  • World population4.69 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRonald Reagan
  • Sports championBaltimore Orioles (World Series)
  • Also wonPhiladelphia 76ers (NBA)
  • U.S. population233.8M

1983 versus 2026

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

Measure19832026
Gas$1.16$3.45/gal
Average home$70,300$435,000
Average income$24,580$67,500
Minimum wage$3.35$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$3.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.20$0.73
Population233.8M341 million

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