Jean-Louis Pesch

Jean-Louis Pesch, French author and illustrator (died 2023)

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Born: June 29, 1928
Died: May 17, 2023
Zodiac sign: Cancer
Birth year: 1928

About Jean-Louis Pesch

Jean-Louis Poisson, better known as Jean Louis Pesch, was a French author of comics series, including Sylvain et Sylvette. His parents being both artists, he discovered during his youth the works of several cartoonists, among them Maurice Cuvillier. In that time, he created many comics heroes and published some animal stories at Fleurus editions. In 1964, he created with Henriette Robitaillie the series Bec-en Fer published in Le Pelerin.

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The world when Jean-Louis Pesch was born

Jean-Louis Pesch was born in 1928. 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 1928

#1 song"Makin' Whoopee" – Eddie Cantor
Top movieSteamboat Willie (first Mickey Mouse)
Best-selling bookLady Chatterley's Lover – D.H. Lawrence

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentKnute Rockne's "Win one for the Gipper" speech
Top headlineHerbert Hoover elected president
Technology milestonePenicillin discovered by Alexander Fleming
Defining fadMickey Mouse mania
Notable inventionSliced bread
World population2.07 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
U.S. population120.5M

1928 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jean-Louis Pesch's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1928	2026
Gas	$0.21	$3.45/gal
Average home	$6,200	$435,000
Average income	$3,800	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.25	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	120.5M	341 million

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