Jean Mermoz

Jean Mermoz, French pilot and politician (died 1936)

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Born: December 9, 1901
Died: December 7, 1936
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
Birth year: 1901

About Jean Mermoz

Jean Mermoz (9 December 1901 – 7 December 1936) was a French aviator, viewed as a hero by other pilots such as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, and in his native France, where many schools bear his name. In Brazil, he also is recognized as a pioneer aviator. Mermoz joined the French Air Force in 1922, being assigned, as a pilot of the air force's 11th regiment, to duty in Syria.

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Career and life highlights

Mermoz relocated to Toulouse.

The world when Jean Mermoz was born

Jean Mermoz was born in 1901. 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 1901

Best-selling book"The Crisis" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst American League season
Top headlinePresident McKinley assassinated — Roosevelt becomes president
Technology milestoneFirst transatlantic radio signal by Marconi
World population~1.61B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley / Theodore Roosevelt
U.S. population77.6M

1901 versus 2026

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

Measure	1901	2026
Population	77.6M	341 million

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