Portrait of Jean-Pierre Monseré

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Jean-Pierre Monseré

Jean-Pierre Monseré, Belgian cyclist (died 1971)

Born
September 8, 1948
Died
March 15, 1971
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1948

About Jean-Pierre Monseré

Jean-Pierre "Jempi" Monseré was a Belgian road racing cyclist who died while champion of the world. Monseré won his first official race on 7 July 1963 in the Sint-Elooi Prize in Ruddervoorde. At 15, Monseré, already targeted by several competitors, won the Belgian Road Championship for under-novices. Monseré won the silver medal and compatriot Staf Van Roosbroeck bronze.

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The world when Jean-Pierre Monseré was born

Jean-Pierre Monseré was born in 1948. 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 1948

  • #1 song"Twelfth Street Rag" – Pee Wee Hunt
  • Top movieHamlet
  • Top TV showTexaco Star Theater (Milton Berle)
  • Best-selling bookThe Naked and the Dead – Norman Mailer

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentCleveland Indians win the World Series
  • Top headlineState of Israel declared
  • Technology milestoneLong-playing vinyl record (LP) introduced
  • Defining fadTelevision sets in homes
  • Notable inventionVelcro
  • World population2.50 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championCleveland Indians (World Series)
  • Also wonBaltimore Bullets (BAA)
  • U.S. population146.6M

1948 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jean-Pierre Monseré's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19482026
Gas$0.26$3.45/gal
Average home$8,300$435,000
Average income$5,000$67,500
Minimum wage$0.40$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.40$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population146.6M341 million

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