Aristide Bruant

Aristide Bruant, French singer and actor (died 1925)

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Born: May 6, 1851
Age in 2026: 175
Zodiac sign: Taurus
Birth year: 1851

About Aristide Bruant

Aristide Bruant was a French cabaret singer, comedian, and nightclub owner. He is best known as the man in the red scarf and black cape featured on certain famous posters by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. He has also been credited as the creator of the chanson réaliste musical genre. Aristide Bruant (French:; 6 May 1851 – 11 February 1925) was a French cabaret singer, comedian, and nightclub owner. Born Louis Armand Aristide Bruand in the village of Courtenay, Loiret in France, Bruant left his home in 1866 at age fifteen, following his father's death, to find employment.

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Aristide Bruant timeline

1851Aristide Bruant (French:; 6 May 1851 – 11 February 1925) was a French cabaret singer, comedian, and nightclub owner.
1866Born Louis Armand Aristide Bruand in the village of Courtenay, Loiret in France, Bruant left his home in 1866 at age fifteen, following his father's death, to find employment.

The world when Aristide Bruant was born

Aristide Bruant was born in 1851. 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 1851

Best-selling bookMoby-Dick by Herman Melville

Headlines and milestones

Top headlineGreat Exhibition in London — first World's Fair
Technology milestoneIsaac Singer patents practical sewing machine
World population~1.31B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderMillard Fillmore
U.S. population23.8M

1851 versus 2026

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Measure	1851	2026
Population	23.8M	341 million

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