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Albert Sarraut

Albert Sarraut, French journalist and politician, 106th Prime Minister of France (died 1962)

Born
July 28, 1872
Died
November 26, 1962
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1872

About Albert Sarraut

Albert-Pierre Sarraut was a French Radical politician, twice Prime Minister during the Third Republic. Albert-Pierre Sarraut (French:; 28 July 1872 – 26 November 1962) was a French Radical politician, twice Prime Minister during the Third Republic. The Lycée Albert Sarraut in Hanoi was named after him. Newspaper clippings about Albert Sarraut in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW Albert Sarraut – universalis.fr.

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The world when Albert Sarraut was born

Albert Sarraut was born in 1872. 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 1872

  • Best-selling bookAround the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineYellowstone established as first national park
  • Technology milestoneCelluloid (first plastic) manufacturing begins
  • World population~1.52B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
  • U.S. population40.2M

1872 versus 2026

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

Measure18722026
Population40.2M341 million

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