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Albert Roux

Albert Roux, French-English chef (died 2021)

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Born
October 8, 1935
Died
January 4, 2021
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1935

About Albert Roux

Albert Henri Roux was a French restaurateur and chef. He and his brother Michel operated Le Gavroche in London's Mayfair, the first restaurant in the UK to gain three Michelin stars. He helped train a series of chefs that went on to win Michelin stars, and his son, Michel Roux, Jr., continued to run Le Gavroche until January 2024. Roux was awarded an OBE in 2002 and was appointed a Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur in 2005. It became the first restaurant in Britain to win a Michelin star, the first to win two, and, in 1982, the first to win three.

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Albert Roux timeline

  1. It became the first restaurant in Britain to win a Michelin star, the first to win two, and, in 1982, the first to win three.
  2. Roux was awarded an OBE in 2002 and was appointed a Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur in 2005.
  3. He helped train a series of chefs that went on to win Michelin stars, and his son, Michel Roux, Jr., continued to run Le Gavroche until January 2024.

The world when Albert Roux was born

Albert Roux was born in 1935. 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 1935

  • #1 song"Cheek to Cheek" – Fred Astaire
  • Top movieMutiny on the Bounty
  • Best-selling bookGreen Light - Lloyd C. Douglas

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJesse Owens sets 3 world records in 45 minutes at Big Ten meet
  • Top headlineSocial Security Act signed into law by FDR
  • Technology milestoneRadar first demonstrated
  • Defining fadMonopoly officially released by Parker Brothers
  • Notable inventionBeer in cans
  • World population2.23 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championDetroit Tigers (World Series)
  • U.S. population127.3M

1935 versus 2026

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

Measure19352026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,000$435,000
Average income$2,700$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population127.3M341 million

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