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Jehan Buhan

Jehan Buhan, French fencer (died 1999)

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Born
April 5, 1912
Died
September 14, 1999
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1912

About Jehan Buhan

Jehan Buhan was a French fencer and Olympic champion in foil competition. Jehan Buhan (5 April 1912 – 14 September 1999) was a French fencer and Olympic champion in foil competition. He will start with two gold medals, winning all seven events in the tournament, setting a record total of 24-1, and beating the 19-year- old Christian d'Oriola in the individual final. Father of three sons, Jehan Buhan was also a hunting enthusiast woodcock and pheasant in the Gironde moors, as well as trout fishing -in mouche- in the Pyrenean streams 3.

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The world when Jehan Buhan was born

Jehan Buhan was born in 1912. 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 1912

  • Best-selling book"The Harvester" – Gene Stratton-Porter

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJim Thorpe wins two gold medals at the Stockholm Olympics
  • Top headlineRMS Titanic sinks on maiden voyage — 1,500+ die
  • Technology milestoneFirst parachute jump from an airplane
  • World population~1.72B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population94.6M

1912 versus 2026

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

Measure19122026
Population94.6M341 million

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