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Marcel-Marie Desmarais

Marcel-Marie Desmarais, Canadian preacher, missionary, and author (died 1994)

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Born
April 6, 1908
Died
July 16, 1994
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1908

About Marcel-Marie Desmarais

Marcel-Marie Desmarais,, was a Quebec writer, preacher and broadcaster. A member of the Roman Catholic Dominican Order, he became a personality through his popular books and radio and TV programs in Quebec. He was also sent as missionary to Brazil during the 1940s. In 1986 Desmarais won the Eugene Piccard Award for The Magic of the Past (La Magie du Passé). Marcel-Marie Desmarais, (April 6, 1908, Montreal – July 16, 1994, Montreal), was a Quebec writer, preacher and broadcaster.

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Marcel-Marie Desmarais timeline

  1. Marcel-Marie Desmarais, (April 6, 1908, Montreal – July 16, 1994, Montreal), was a Quebec writer, preacher and broadcaster.
  2. In 1986 Desmarais won the Eugene Piccard Award for The Magic of the Past (La Magie du Passé).

The world when Marcel-Marie Desmarais was born

Marcel-Marie Desmarais was born in 1908. 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 1908

  • Best-selling book"Mr. Crewe's Career" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentChicago Cubs win World Series
  • Top headlineFord Model T goes on sale — $850
  • Technology milestoneFord Model T — affordable automobile for the masses
  • Defining fadAutomobile craze
  • World population~1.68B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population87.4M

1908 versus 2026

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Measure19082026
Population87.4M341 million

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