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Hubert Aquin

Hubert Aquin, Canadian activist, author, and director (died 1977)

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Born
October 24, 1929
Died
March 15, 1977
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1929

About Hubert Aquin

Hubert Aquin was a Quebec writer, filmmaker and intellectual. He is particularly known for his novel Next Episode. He is also an important figure in the history of the Quebec independence movement, to which he contributed both as an activist and as an essayist. Tempted by suicide for a great part of his existence, he ended his life in 1977 in the gardens of Villa Maria College. In 1958, Aquin discovered car racing, a passion that led him to work towards holding an auto racing Grand Prix on Île Sainte-Hélène. To do this, he founded his own car racing company in 1960, "Le Grand Prix de Montréal Inc.".

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Hubert Aquin timeline

  1. In 1958, Aquin discovered car racing, a passion that led him to work towards holding an auto racing Grand Prix on Île Sainte-Hélène.
  2. To do this, he founded his own car racing company in 1960, "Le Grand Prix de Montréal Inc.".

The world when Hubert Aquin was born

Hubert Aquin was born in 1929. 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 1929

  • #1 song"Singin' in the Rain"
  • Top movieThe Broadway Melody (first Best Picture winner)
  • Best-selling bookA Farewell to Arms – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst baseball All-Star Game proposed
  • Top headlineStock market crashes on Black Tuesday
  • Technology milestoneFirst Academy Awards ceremony held
  • Defining fadYo-yos
  • Notable inventionCar radio
  • World population2.10 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championPhiladelphia Athletics (World Series)
  • U.S. population121.8M

1929 versus 2026

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

Measure19292026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$6,300$435,000
Average income$3,850$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population121.8M341 million

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