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Léon Dion

Léon Dion, Canadian political scientist and academic (died 1997)

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Born
October 9, 1922
Died
August 20, 1997
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1922

About Léon Dion

Léon Dion (9 October 1922 – 20 August 1997) was a Canadian political scientist. Dion was born in Saint-Arsène, Rivière-du-Loup Regional County Municipality. He co-founded the department of political science at Université Laval with Gérard Bergeron and Maurice Tremblay in 1954. He is the father of former federal foreign affairs minister and former Liberal leader Stéphane Dion.

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Léon Dion timeline

  1. Léon Dion (9 October 1922 – 20 August 1997) was a Canadian political scientist.
  2. He co-founded the department of political science at Université Laval with Gérard Bergeron and Maurice Tremblay in 1954.

The world when Léon Dion was born

Léon Dion was born in 1922. 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 1922

  • #1 song"Chicago" – Fred Fisher
  • Top movieNosferatu
  • Best-selling bookUlysses – James Joyce

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGene Sarazen wins the U.S. Open at age 20
  • Top headlineMussolini marches on Rome and seizes power in Italy
  • Technology milestoneBBC begins radio broadcasts
  • Defining fadCrossword puzzles
  • Notable inventionWater skiing invented in Minnesota
  • World population1.90 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding
  • Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
  • U.S. population110.0M

1922 versus 2026

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

Measure19222026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Average home$5,600$435,000
Average income$3,270$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population110.0M341 million

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