Marcel Theroux

Marcel Theroux, Ugandan-English journalist and author

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Born: June 13, 1968
Age in 2026: 58
Zodiac sign: Gemini
Birth year: 1968

About Marcel Theroux

Marcel Raymond Theroux is an English-American novelist and broadcaster. He has written novels such as The Confessions of Mycroft Holmes: A Paper Chase (2001), A Blow to the Heart (2006), Far North (2009), and Strange Bodies (2013). He won the Somerset Maugham Award for The Confessions of Mycroft Holmes and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Strange Bodies. He has also hosted documentaries on various topics and worked for TV news stations in New York City and Boston.

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The world when Marcel Theroux was born

Marcel Theroux was born in 1968. 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 1968

#1 song"Hey Jude" – The Beatles
Top movie2001: A Space Odyssey
Top TV showRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Best-selling bookAirport – Arthur Hailey

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentBob Beamon shatters long jump record at Mexico City Olympics
Top headlineMLK and RFK assassinated
Technology milestoneDouglas Engelbart demonstrates the computer mouse
Defining fadTie-dye everything
Notable inventionComputer mouse (Douglas Engelbart)
World population3.55 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
Sports championDetroit Tigers (World Series)
Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
U.S. population200.7M

1968 versus 2026

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

Measure	1968	2026
Gas	$0.34	$3.45/gal
Average home	$15,600	$435,000
Average income	$10,300	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.60	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$1.31	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.06	$0.73
Population	200.7M	341 million

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