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Jacqueline Auriol

Jacqueline Auriol, French pilot (died 2000)

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Born
November 5, 1917
Died
February 11, 2000
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1917

About Jacqueline Auriol

Jacqueline Marie-Thérèse Suzanne Auriol was a French aviator who set several world speed records. Jacqueline Marie-Thérèse Suzanne Auriol (French pronunciation:; née Douet; 5 November 1917 – 11 February 2000) was a French aviator who set several world speed records. She earned a military pilot license in 1950 then qualified as one of the first female test pilots. She was among the first women to break the sound barrier and set five world speed records in the 1950s and 1960s. On four occasions she was awarded the Harmon International Trophy by an American president in recognition of her aviation exploits.

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Jacqueline Auriol timeline

  1. Jacqueline Marie-Thérèse Suzanne Auriol (French pronunciation:; née Douet; 5 November 1917 – 11 February 2000) was a French aviator who set several world speed records.
  2. She earned a military pilot license in 1950 then qualified as one of the first female test pilots.

The world when Jacqueline Auriol was born

Jacqueline Auriol was born in 1917. 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 1917

  • Best-selling book"Mr. Britling Sees It Through" – H.G. Wells

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentProfessional sports curtailed as America enters World War I
  • Top headlineUS enters World War I
  • Technology milestoneFirst practical military use of sonar
  • World population~1.77B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population100.8M

1917 versus 2026

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

Measure19172026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Population100.8M341 million

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