Gaétan Hart

Gaétan Hart, Canadian boxer

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Born: November 9, 1953
Age in 2026: 73
Zodiac sign: Scorpio
Birth year: 1953

About Gaétan Hart

Gaëtan Hart (born November 9, 1953) is a former lightweight/welterweight boxer from Québec, who was a three-time boxing champion for his country. He lost his only world title fight against Aaron Pryor in 1980. Boxer Cleveland Denny died 16 days after being knocked out by Hart in 1980. Six weeks prior to that bout, Hart defeated Ralph Racine and put him in a coma from which Racine eventually recovered. In 1992, he was featured in a National Film Board of Canada documentary, The Steak (a title inspired by Jack London's short story A Piece of Steak), directed by Pierre Falardeau. Hart now runs a Gatineau (Hull, Quebec) boxing club. An article on Hart appeared in the April 1979 The Ring magazine. Boxing record for Gaétan Hart from BoxRec (registration required).

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Gaétan Hart timeline

1980He lost his only world title fight against Aaron Pryor in 1980.
1980Boxer Cleveland Denny died 16 days after being knocked out by Hart in 1980.

The world when Gaétan Hart was born

Gaétan Hart was born in 1953. 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 1953

#1 song"Doggie in the Window" – Patti Page
Top movieFrom Here to Eternity
Top TV showI Love Lucy
Best-selling bookCasino Royale – Ian Fleming

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentEdmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay summit Mount Everest
Top headlineCoronation of Queen Elizabeth II
Technology milestoneWatson and Crick discover the structure of DNA
Defining fadTV dinners
Notable inventionTV dinner
World population2.68 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
Also wonMinneapolis Lakers (NBA)
U.S. population159.0M

1953 versus 2026

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

Measure	1953	2026
Gas	$0.29	$3.45/gal
Average home	$9,500	$435,000
Average income	$5,900	$67,500
Minimum wage	$0.75	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.60	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	159.0M	341 million

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