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Gilbert Bécaud

Toulon, 24 Oct 1927 – Boulogne-Billancourt, 18 Dec 2001

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Facts and their sources

  • Born24 Oct 1927, Toulonnot verified1 source
  • Died18 Dec 2001, Boulogne-Billancourtnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 24 Oct 1927

    Born in Toulon

  2. 2 Feb 1953

    A son is born

  3. 18 Dec 2001

    Dies in Boulogne-Billancourt, aged 74

Family

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Children · 1

During his lifetime

He lived through 9 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Toulon.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1920s · Gilbert is born in Toulon

In the news1921

Public radio broadcasting starts in 1921

Public radio broadcasting officially began in France in 1921, with regular programs transmitted from an antenna atop the Eiffel Tower.

Getting around

Dim train lighting required portable candles

Trains were so dimly lit that passengers wanting to read had to bring their own portable candlesticks.

What it cost

Rising Bread Prices 1910–1925

The price of a kilogram of bread in Paris rose from 0.39 francs in 1910 to 1.58 francs by 1925.

The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.Around the world · 1918–1920

The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.

Otis Historical Archives, National Museum of Health and Medicine · public domain

What people wore

Wartime fashion shifts for women

During World War I, the women's suit became an essential, functional wardrobe item for both shopping and the workforce, often paired with a blouse. Because of fabric shortages and the movement of women into new professions, skirts became straighter and shorter, and women even began wearing trousers for outdoor labor.

Music

Instruments of the Paris Bal Musette

In the early 20th century, the cabrette, a small bagpipe, was the signature instrument of Parisian bal musette, but it was gradually joined or replaced by the accordion introduced by Italian immigrants.

Daily life

Memorable daily life details

A household helper, or femme de ménage, could be hired in Paris for six sous per hour, while well-to-do families identified the gender of their babies by using red ribbons for boys and blue for girls on the nurse's cap.