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Gustave Garrigou

Gustave Garrigou, French cyclist (died 1963)

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Born
September 24, 1884
Died
January 25, 1963
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1884

About Gustave Garrigou

Cyprien Gustave Garrigou was one of the best professional racing cyclists of his era. He rode the Tour de France eight times and won once. Of 117 stages, he won eight, came in the top ten 96 times and finished 65 times in the first five. Garrigou won the Tour with a generous number of points over Duboc. As an amateur he won Paris-Amiens and Paris-Dieppe.

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The world when Gustave Garrigou was born

Gustave Garrigou was born in 1884. 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.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineGrover Cleveland elected president
  • Technology milestoneFirst roller coaster opens at Coney Island
  • Notable inventionRoller coaster
  • World population~1.44B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderChester A. Arthur
  • U.S. population53.7M

1884 versus 2026

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Measure18842026
Population53.7M341 million

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