Birthday profile

Daniel Hulet

Daniel Hulet, Belgian cartoonist (died 2011)

Born
August 25, 1945
Died
September 9, 2011
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1945

About Daniel Hulet

Daniel Hulet (25 August 1945 in Etterbeek – 9 September 2011 in Ostend) was a Belgian cartoonist. He began his career in advertising before collaborating with several weekly The Adventures of Tintin and Spirou comic strips. In 1980, he began Pharaoh with André-Paul Duchateau. In 1985, he joined the monthly publication Lived, where he created The Paths of Glory with Jan Bucquoy. Two years later, he began Morbid State, a post-industrial trilogy, for publisher Glénat. He returned to Pharoh in 1996. In 2003, he moved to a new publisher, Casterman, and created the comic Extra-Muros. He died in 2011.

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Daniel Hulet timeline

  1. Daniel Hulet (25 August 1945 in Etterbeek – 9 September 2011 in Ostend) was a Belgian cartoonist.
  2. In 1985, he joined the monthly publication Lived, where he created The Paths of Glory with Jan Bucquoy.

The world when Daniel Hulet was born

Daniel Hulet was born in 1945. 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 1945

  • #1 song"Sentimental Journey" – Les Brown & Doris Day
  • Top movieThe Lost Weekend
  • Best-selling bookAnimal Farm – George Orwell

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentDetroit Tigers win the World Series
  • Top headlineWorld War II ends after atomic bombs dropped on Japan
  • Technology milestoneAtomic bomb developed and detonated (Manhattan Project)
  • Defining fadV-J Day celebrations
  • Notable inventionMicrowave oven (accidental discovery)
  • World population2.40 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt / Harry S. Truman
  • Sports championDetroit Tigers (World Series)
  • U.S. population139.9M

1945 versus 2026

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

Measure19452026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$5,900$435,000
Average income$4,100$67,500
Minimum wage$0.40$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.30$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population139.9M341 million

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