Léon Scieur

Léon Scieur, Belgian cyclist (died 1969)

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Born: March 19, 1888
Died: October 7, 1969
Zodiac sign: Pisces
Birth year: 1888

About Léon Scieur

Léon Scieur was a Belgian cyclist who won the 1921 Tour de France, along with stages 3 and 10. His first great victory was the 1920 Liège–Bastogne–Liège; he won a stage and finished fourth in the 1919 and 1920 Tours de France. Léon Scieur (pronounced; 19 March 1888 – 7 October 1969) was a Belgian cyclist who won the 1921 Tour de France, along with stages 3 and 10. Scieur turned professional in 1913 and rode his first Tour de France that year, without finishing. He didn't win in 1914 either - he came 14th - but Florennes celebrated nevertheless because Philippe Thys won for the second time.

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Léon Scieur timeline

1888Léon Scieur (pronounced; 19 March 1888 – 7 October 1969) was a Belgian cyclist who won the 1921 Tour de France, along with stages 3 and 10.
1913Scieur turned professional in 1913 and rode his first Tour de France that year, without finishing.
1914He didn't win in 1914 either - he came 14th - but Florennes celebrated nevertheless because Philippe Thys won for the second time.
1920His first great victory was the 1920 Liège–Bastogne–Liège; he won a stage and finished fourth in the 1919 and 1920 Tours de France.

The world when Léon Scieur was born

Léon Scieur was born in 1888. 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.

Headlines and milestones

Top headlineGreat Blizzard of 1888 paralyzes US East Coast
Technology milestoneKodak box camera — "You press the button, we do the rest"
Defining fadKodak camera craze
World population~1.48B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
U.S. population57.6M

1888 versus 2026

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Measure	1888	2026
Population	57.6M	341 million

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