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Lucien Guitry

Lucien Guitry, French actor (died 1925)

Born
December 13, 1860
Died
June 1, 1925
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1860

About Lucien Guitry

Lucien Germain Guitry (13 December 1860 – 1 June 1925) was a French actor. In 1885, while living in Saint Petersburg, Guitry appeared at the French (or Mikhaylovsky) Theatre. Lucien met the composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and his brother Modest, and became good friends with them. It was at Guitry's instigation that Tchaikovsky wrote both his Hamlet Overture-Fantasy (Op.

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The world when Lucien Guitry was born

Lucien Guitry was born in 1860. 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.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineAbraham Lincoln elected — South Carolina secedes
  • Technology milestonePony Express mail service begins
  • World population~1.4B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJames Buchanan
  • U.S. population31.4M

1860 versus 2026

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

Measure18602026
Population31.4M341 million

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