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Gilles Tremblay (composer)

Gilles Tremblay, Canadian composer and educator (died 2017)

Born
September 6, 1932
Died
July 27, 2017
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1932

About Gilles Tremblay (composer)

Gilles Tremblay, Canadian composer and educator (died 2017) Gilles Tremblay, (6 September 1932 – 27 July 2017) was a Canadian composer from Quebec. Sources Beck, Gordon. 2017. "Composer Gilles Tremblay Has Died at 85". Huss, Christophe. 2017. "Gilles Tremblay, la mort du patriarche". Lefebvre, Marie-Thérèse. 2018. "Gilles Tremblay".

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Gilles Tremblay (composer) timeline

  1. Gilles Tremblay, (6 September 1932 – 27 July 2017) was a Canadian composer from Quebec.
  2. Sources Beck, Gordon. 2017. "Composer Gilles Tremblay Has Died at 85".
  3. Huss, Christophe. 2017. "Gilles Tremblay, la mort du patriarche".
  4. Lefebvre, Marie-Thérèse. 2018. "Gilles Tremblay".

The world when Gilles Tremblay (composer) was born

Gilles Tremblay (composer) was born in 1932. 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 1932

  • #1 song"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
  • Top movieGrand Hotel
  • Best-selling bookBrave New World – Aldous Huxley

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBabe Ruth's "called shot" in the World Series
  • Top headlineFDR elected in a landslide during the Great Depression
  • Technology milestoneAmelia Earhart becomes first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic
  • Defining fadMonopoly board game (unofficial versions)
  • Notable inventionPolaroid filters
  • World population2.14 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population124.8M

1932 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Gilles Tremblay (composer)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19322026
Gas$0.18$3.45/gal
Average home$5,000$435,000
Average income$2,600$67,500
Movie ticket$0.20$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population124.8M341 million

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