Henri Alleg

Henri Alleg, English-French journalist and author (died 2013)

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Born: July 20, 1921
Died: July 17, 2013
Zodiac sign: Cancer
Birth year: 1921

About Henri Alleg

Henri Alleg, born as Harry John Salem, was a French-Algerian journalist, director of the Alger républicain newspaper, and a member of the French Communist Party. After Editions de Minuit, a French publishing house, released his memoir La Question in 1958. Alleg gained international recognition for his stance against torture, specifically within the context of the Algerian War (1954–1962). Alleg left for Algeria in 1939 and, at the age of 18, became intimately involved with the Algerian Communist Party. In 1951, Alleg became director of the publication, which alone in Algeria advocated a free democratic press for Algerian grievances against France.

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Henri Alleg timeline

1939Alleg left for Algeria in 1939 and, at the age of 18, became intimately involved with the Algerian Communist Party.
1951In 1951, Alleg became director of the publication, which alone in Algeria advocated a free democratic press for Algerian grievances against France.
1954Alleg gained international recognition for his stance against torture, specifically within the context of the Algerian War (1954–1962).
1958After Editions de Minuit, a French publishing house, released his memoir La Question in 1958.

The world when Henri Alleg was born

Henri Alleg was born in 1921. 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 1921

#1 song"My Man" – Fanny Brice
Top movieThe Kid (Charlie Chaplin)
Best-selling bookMain Street – Sinclair Lewis

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentJack Dempsey vs Georges Carpentier — first million-dollar gate
Top headlineWarren G. Harding inaugurated as 29th President
Technology milestoneAlbert Einstein wins the Nobel Prize in Physics
Defining fadOuija boards
Notable inventionLie detector (polygraph)
World population1.88 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding
Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
U.S. population108.5M

1921 versus 2026

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

Measure	1921	2026
Gas	$0.26	$3.45/gal
Average home	$5,500	$435,000
Average income	$3,010	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.15	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	108.5M	341 million

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