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René Le Grevès

René Le Grèves, French cyclist (died 1946)

Born
July 6, 1910
Died
February 25, 1946
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1910

About René Le Grevès

René Le Grevès was a French professional road bicycle racer. As an amateur cyclist, he won the silver medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in the team pursuit. In 1933 Le Grevès became professional, and between 1933 and 1939, he won sixteen stages in the Tour de France. René Le Grevès (6 July 1910 – 25 February 1946) was a French professional road bicycle racer.

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René Le Grevès timeline

  1. René Le Grevès (6 July 1910 – 25 February 1946) was a French professional road bicycle racer.
  2. As an amateur cyclist, he won the silver medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in the team pursuit.
  3. In 1933 Le Grevès became professional, and between 1933 and 1939, he won sixteen stages in the Tour de France.

The world when René Le Grevès was born

René Le Grevès was born in 1910. 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 1910

  • Best-selling book"The Rosary" – Florence L. Barclay

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJack Johnson defends heavyweight title, sparking nationwide debate
  • Top headlineBoy Scouts of America founded
  • Technology milestoneFirst neon lighting demonstrated in Paris
  • World population~1.7B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population92.2M

1910 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in René Le Grevès's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19102026
Average home$3,395$435,000
Average income$574$67,500
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population92.2M341 million

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