Lucien Aimar

Lucien Aimar, French cyclist

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Born: April 28, 1941
Age in 2026: 85
Zodiac sign: Taurus
Birth year: 1941

About Lucien Aimar

Lucien Aimar is a French cyclist, who won the Tour de France in 1966 and the national road championship in 1968. He is now a race organizer. Lucien Aimar (pronounced; born 28 April 1941) is a French cyclist, who won the Tour de France in 1966 and the national road championship in 1968. But for a one-minute penalty for an incident involving a Belgian rider, Aimar would have won. Aimar won Genoa-Nice at the start of the season, came second on the Flèche Wallonne and won the Tour de France.

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The world when Lucien Aimar was born

Lucien Aimar was born in 1941. 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 1941

#1 song"Chattanooga Choo Choo" – Glenn Miller
Top movieCitizen Kane
Best-selling bookThe Keys of the Kingdom – A.J. Cronin

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentJoe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak
Top headlineJapan bombs Pearl Harbor — United States enters World War II
Technology milestoneFirst commercial television broadcasts (CBS, NBC)
Defining fadVictory gardens
Notable inventionAerosol spray can
World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
U.S. population133.4M

1941 versus 2026

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

Measure	1941	2026
Gas	$0.19	$3.45/gal
Average home	$5,500	$435,000
Average income	$3,400	$67,500
Minimum wage	$0.30	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.25	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	133.4M	341 million

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