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Anik Bissonnette

Anik Bissonnette, Canadian ballerina

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Born
February 9, 1962
Age in 2026
64
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1962

About Anik Bissonnette

Anik Bissonnette is a Canadian ballet dancer. She began her professional ballet career with the Ballet de Montreal Eddy Toussaint in the 1980s, and became a principal dancer with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens in 1990. In 2001, she created the role of Lisa in Kim Brandstrup's La Dame de Pique. In 2015, Bissonnette became the artistic director of École Supérieure de ballet du Québec.

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Anik Bissonnette timeline

  1. She began her professional ballet career with the Ballet de Montreal Eddy Toussaint in the 1980s, and became a principal dancer with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens in 1990.
  2. In 2001, she created the role of Lisa in Kim Brandstrup's La Dame de Pique.
  3. In 2015, Bissonnette became the artistic director of École Supérieure de ballet du Québec.

The world when Anik Bissonnette was born

Anik Bissonnette was born in 1962. 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 1962

  • #1 song"I Can't Stop Loving You" – Ray Charles
  • Top movieLawrence of Arabia
  • Top TV showThe Beverly Hillbillies
  • Best-selling bookA Clockwork Orange – Anthony Burgess

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentWilt Chamberlain scores 100 points in a single NBA game
  • Top headlineCuban Missile Crisis — world comes closest to nuclear war
  • Technology milestoneJohn Glenn orbits the Earth
  • Defining fadJames Bond mania (Dr. No released)
  • Notable inventionLED (light-emitting diode)
  • World population3.14 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJohn F. Kennedy
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population186.5M

1962 versus 2026

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

Measure19622026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$12,800$435,000
Average income$7,900$67,500
Minimum wage$1.15$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.70$11.95
Postage stamp$0.04$0.73
Population186.5M341 million

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