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Laure Pillay

Laure Pillay, Mauritian lawyer and jurist (died 2017)

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Born
March 16, 1917
Died
July 19, 2017
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1917

About Laure Pillay

Laure Pillay was a Mauritian lawyer and jurist who was the country's first female barrister and first female magistrate. Laure Pillay (16 March 1917 – 19 July 2017) was a Mauritian lawyer and jurist who was the country's first female barrister and first female magistrate. Pillay was appointed as a magistrate on 31 March 1967, sitting at the courts of Port Louis, Mapou, and Flacq, making her the country's first female judge. Pillay celebrated her 100th birthday in march 2017 and was the oldest member of the country's legal profession.

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Laure Pillay timeline

  1. Laure Pillay (16 March 1917 – 19 July 2017) was a Mauritian lawyer and jurist who was the country's first female barrister and first female magistrate.
  2. Pillay was appointed as a magistrate on 31 March 1967, sitting at the courts of Port Louis, Mapou, and Flacq, making her the country's first female judge.
  3. Pillay celebrated her 100th birthday in march 2017 and was the oldest member of the country's legal profession.

The world when Laure Pillay was born

Laure Pillay 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 Laure Pillay'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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