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Marcel Masse

Marcel Masse, Canadian educator and politician, 29th Canadian Minister of National Defence (died 2014)

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Born
May 27, 1936
Died
August 25, 2014
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1936

About Marcel Masse

Marcel Masse was a Canadian politician. He served as a Quebec MLA, federal MP and federal cabinet minister. Marcel Masse (May 27, 1936 – August 25, 2014) was a Canadian politician. There are Marcel Masse fonds at Library and Archives Canada and Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. "Biography". Marcel Masse – Parliament of Canada biography.

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The world when Marcel Masse was born

Marcel Masse was born in 1936. 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 1936

  • #1 song"The Way You Look Tonight" – Fred Astaire
  • Top movieModern Times (Charlie Chaplin)
  • Top TV showBBC Television Service launches
  • Best-selling bookGone with the Wind – Margaret Mitchell

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJesse Owens wins 4 gold medals at Berlin Olympics
  • Top headlineJesse Owens dominates the Berlin Olympics
  • Technology milestoneBBC launches the world's first regular television service
  • Defining fadSwing dancing
  • Notable inventionSun glasses (mass-produced)
  • World population2.26 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population128.1M

1936 versus 2026

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

Measure19362026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,100$435,000
Average income$2,900$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population128.1M341 million

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