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Ida Kleijnen

Ida Kleijnen, Dutch chef (died 2019)

Born
March 17, 1936
Died
January 15, 2019
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1936

About Ida Kleijnen

Ida Kleijnen was a Dutch Michelin-starred chef. Ida Kleijnen was born on March 17, 1936. She won a Michelin star in 1983 which she held onto until 1994 when she handed the business over to her son, Paul. Ida Kleijnen (17 March 1936 – 15 January 2019) was a Dutch Michelin-starred chef.

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Ida Kleijnen timeline

  1. Ida Kleijnen (17 March 1936 – 15 January 2019) was a Dutch Michelin-starred chef.
  2. She won a Michelin star in 1983 which she held onto until 1994 when she handed the business over to her son, Paul.

The world when Ida Kleijnen was born

Ida Kleijnen was born in 1936. 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 1936

  • #1 song"The Way You Look Tonight" – Fred Astaire
  • Top movieModern Times (Charlie Chaplin)
  • Top TV showBBC Television Service launches
  • Best-selling bookGone with the Wind – Margaret Mitchell

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJesse Owens wins 4 gold medals at Berlin Olympics
  • Top headlineJesse Owens dominates the Berlin Olympics
  • Technology milestoneBBC launches the world's first regular television service
  • Defining fadSwing dancing
  • Notable inventionSun glasses (mass-produced)
  • World population2.26 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population128.1M

1936 versus 2026

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

Measure19362026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,100$435,000
Average income$2,900$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population128.1M341 million

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