Jehan Buhan

Jehan Buhan, French fencer (died 1999)

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Born: April 5, 1912
Died: September 14, 1999
Zodiac sign: Aries
Birth year: 1912

About Jehan Buhan

Jehan Buhan (5 April 1912 – 14 September 1999) was a French fencer and Olympic champion in foil competition. He received a gold medal in foil individual at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. He received gold medals in foil team both in 1948 and in 1952. == Biography == His uncle introduced him to his sport, taking him at the age of 10 to train to Master Roy in Arcachon. As a teenager, he also played field hockey for Villa Primrose in Bordeaux. Trained by Master Biohain from the age of 17(room of personal weapon rue du Palais Gallien and Parliament-Sainte-Catherine in Bordeaux), he arrived in Paris in 1936 with a law degree and a diploma of Bordeaux Business School with him. He then enrolled in the military circle whose Master of Arms was Mr. Dodiver. In 1940 he was shortlisted to compete in the Helsinki Olympics... when the war broke out.

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Career and life highlights

He will start with two gold medals, winning all seven events in the tournament, setting a record total of 24-1, and beating the 19-year- old Christian d'Oriola in the individual final.
Father of three sons, Jehan Buhan was also a hunting enthusiast woodcock and pheasant in the Gironde moors, as well as trout fishing -in mouche- in the Pyrenean streams 3.

The world when Jehan Buhan was born

Jehan Buhan was born in 1912. 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 1912

Best-selling book"The Harvester" – Gene Stratton-Porter

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentJim Thorpe wins two gold medals at the Stockholm Olympics
Top headlineRMS Titanic sinks on maiden voyage — 1,500+ die
Technology milestoneFirst parachute jump from an airplane
World population~1.72B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
U.S. population94.6M

1912 versus 2026

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

Measure	1912	2026
Population	94.6M	341 million

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